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. 2013 Oct 22;4(4):178–208. doi: 10.3390/jfb4040178

Table 1.

Processes to fabricate thermo-responsive coatings.

Process based on Polymer/copolymer/blend Monomer unit(s)
without additional energy input grafting to grafting from
with additional energy input simultaneous cross-linking and immobilization by
  • ˗

    electron irradiation

  • ˗

    low pressure plasma exposure

simultaneous polymerization and immobilization by
  • ˗

    UV irradiation

  • ˗

    gamma irradiation

  • ˗

    electron irradiation

plasma polymerization