Scheme 1. Schematic Representation of the Synthesis, Layer Application, and Grafting of a Polymer Layer from a Silicon Substrate Using MIDOMA as the Adhesive and Initiator.

Polymer is synthesized using RAFT polymerization of three monomers: DOMA (1), MMA (2), and BIEM (3). The polymer is spin-coated from a DMF solution and annealed overnight. Polymer (MMA (2) and OEGMA (4)) layers are grafted using surface-initiated ATRP. Si wafers are used as a model substrate but are later substituted for PE as the target substrate.