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. 2009 Jun 14;4(9):1090–1102. doi: 10.1007/s11671-009-9365-z

Table 4.

Summary of grafting density results from MNs

Initiator anchoring chemistry Monomer Polymerization Grafting density in chain(s)/nm2 Inference
Phosphonic acid
Benzyl methacrylate
30 °C, ATRP CuBr/PMDETA
~2.0
Fastest polymerization
Phosphonic acid
Methyl methacrylate
30 °C, ATRP CuBr/PMDETA
~1.0
Faster polymerization
Phosphonic acid Styrene 100 °C, ATRP CuBr/PMDETA ~0.7 Slow polymerization