Construction of a nano-phase-separated structure on a hydrogel surface.

Nishimoto, Taihei; Enomoto, Takafumi; Lin, Chia-Hsuan; Wu, Jhih-Guang; Gupit, Caidric Indaya; Li, Xiang; Luo, Shyh-Chyang; Akimoto, Aya Mizutani et al. · Soft Matter · 2022

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A hydrogel surface with a nano-phase-separated structure was successfully fabricated by grafting a fluorine-containing polymer using activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerisation (ARGET ATRP). The modified hydrogel surface exhibits water repellency and high elasticity with maintaining transparency.