Surface confined atom transfer radical polymerization: access to custom library of polymer-based hybrid materials for speciality applications

Abstract

A significant advance has been achieved in the techniques for growing polymers from a surface via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). In this review, we highlight recent advances and developments in the field of surface-confined atom transfer radical polymerization (SC-ATRP) with a brief overview of the fundamentals of ATRP. Some exciting current and forthcoming applications of the materials made by SC-ATRP are presented. We conclude with an outline of the future directions in the applications of SC-ATRP towards the design of advanced functional materials with designed performances for many highvalue future applications.

Recent advances in the synthesis and applications of graphene–polymer nanocomposites

“…50 With this method, polymer chains can be grafted from the G surface directly. 62 For example, Chen and co-workers previously prepared N-(2hydroxyphenyl) methacrylamide (o-HPMAA) grafted GO by a surface-initiated ATRP. 50 By this technique, functional grafting arms with well-defined architectures, controlled molecular weights, and tunable sequences can be obtained.…”

Synthetic Methodologies for Chelating Polymer Ligands: Recent Advances and Future Development

“…Currently, the synthesis of grafted CPL is actively carried out using CRP technologies, such as NMP, RAFT and, most often, ATRP. In particular, the surface‐limited ATRP method provides access to a user database of polymer‐based hybrid materials . It should be also note the use of electrochemically‐induced ATRP (eATRP) to produce IDA‐functionalized poly(GMA) grafted to carbon fibers used to detect nano‐nickel from chemical nickel‐plating baths…”

Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification using a polypyrrole/microbial cellulose electrode in a membraneless bio-electrochemical system

“…The performance of the ammonium removal system was tested at HRT of 6,12,18,24,32,48 5a that the large part of ammonium and TN has been removed at a 24 h HRT. When the HRT was higher than 24 h, >90% ammonium removal efficiency with 34% TN removal were provided.…”

“…Microbial cellulose (MC) can be extracellularly synthesized into nano-sized fibrils from some strains of the bacterial genera such as Acetobacter, Agrobacterium, Gluconacetobacter, Rhizobium, and Sarcina, and this shows a desirable potential alternative to use for its specialized applications in the medical, acoustic, and other industries than plant-base cellulose 14 , 15 16,17 . Depositions of polypyrrole on fabrics and yarn surfaces have been widely investigated by researchers, but at among the microbial cellulose is an attractive material to be used as the insulation matrix in conducting polymer composites 18 . These attractive characteristics made the MC to be used as conducting polymer composites.…”