Figure 3.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) spectra of (A) pristine PTrisAAm, (B) APTES conjugated PTrisAAm (structural proposal of the conjugates), (C) APTES mixed with PTrisAAm, (D) 1H–1H-NOESY spectra (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) of APTES conjugated PTrisAAm, and (E) APTES mixed PTrisAAm. The signal emphasized in purple in panel D shows a cross-correlation between the signals Hd-Hi, which is indicative for the formation of the APTES-polymer conjugate. In contrast, this signal is absent in panel E showing the mere mixture of the polymer and the ink, which further on solidifies the assumption that APTES binds to the polymer with proper inking conditions.