Table 1.

physiochemical properties of surface-grafted PHEMA brushes with different thickness

Dry thickness h (nm)	Estimated molecular weight Mn [g/mol]	Radius of hydration Rg (nm)	Distance L (nm)	L/2Rg	Configuration
0	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
3	12 833	1.8	2.8	0.78	Brush
6	25 765	2.5	2.8	0.56	Brush
15	64 414	4.0	2.8	0.35	Brush
20	85 885	4.6	2.8	0.30	Brush