Self‐Assembly and Properties of Main‐Chain Reversible Polymer Brushes

Advanced MaterialsVolume 17, Issue 14 p. 1749-1753 Communication Self-Assembly and Properties of Main-Chain Reversible Polymer Brushes† J. Kim, J. Kim Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Materials Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USASearch for more papers by this authorY. Liu, Y. Liu Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Materials Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USASearch for more papers by this authorS. J. Ahn, S. J. Ahn Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USASearch for more papers by this authorS. Zauscher, S. Zauscher Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Materials Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USASearch for more papers by this authorJ. M. Karty, J. M. Karty Department of Chemistry, Elon University, Elon, NC 27244, USASearch for more papers by this authorY. Yamanaka, Y. Yamanaka Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USASearch for more papers by this authorS. L. Craig, S. L. Craig stephen.craig@duke.edu Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Materials Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USASearch for more papers by this author J. Kim, J. Kim Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Materials Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USASearch for more papers by this authorY. Liu, Y. Liu Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Materials Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USASearch for more papers by this authorS. J. Ahn, S. J. Ahn Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USASearch for more papers by this authorS. Zauscher, S. Zauscher Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Materials Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USASearch for more papers by this authorJ. M. Karty, J. M. Karty Department of Chemistry, Elon University, Elon, NC 27244, USASearch for more papers by this authorY. Yamanaka, Y. Yamanaka Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USASearch for more papers by this authorS. L. Craig, S. L. Craig stephen.craig@duke.edu Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA Center for Biologically Inspired Materials and Materials Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 19 May 2005 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200401355Citations: 15 † This work was supported by Duke University, the Donors of the Petroleum Research Fund of the A.C.S. Research Corporation, and the N.C. Biotechnology Center. SLC thanks DuPont and Camille and Henry Dreyfus for Young Professor awards, and JMK acknowledges a PRF Summer Research Fellowship. Supporting Information is available online from Wiley InterScience or from the author. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract Supramolecular polymer films can be formed by DNA-based reversible polymers on a surface with grafted anchor points (see Figure). The adhesive mechanical properties of the self-assembled polymer brushes have been investigated by atomic force microscopy. Reversible polymer-mediated adhesion is found to be sensitive to surface anchor density and the thermodynamics and conformational flexibility of the monomer in this system. Citing Literature Supporting Information Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2089/2005/c1355_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article. Volume17, Issue14July, 2005Pages 1749-1753 RelatedInformation