Journal for Biophysical Chemistry
Value | Initiator | Phosphonate | TEMPO | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phosphonate | TEMPO | PCBMA1 | PCBMA3 | PCBMA5 | PCBMA1 | PCBMA3 | PCBMA5 | |
(Mn) | 486b | 390b | 4500c | 6100c | 7050c | 6400c | 7200c | 7900c |
PDI | – | – | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Thicknessa (nm)2 | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.3 | 17 ± 2 | 22 ± 1 | 28 ± 1 | 21 ± 1 | 27 ± 2 | 29 ± 1 |
Graft density (μmol/m2) | 2.35 ± 0.03 | 2.42 ± 0.02 | 0.98 ± 0.02 | 1.02 ± 0.03 | 1.04 ± 0.01 | 1.12 ± 0.02 | 1.16 ± 0.03 | 1.17 ± 0.02 |
Advancing contact angle (o) | 43 ± 2 | 34 ± 2 | 79 ± 2 | 65 ± 2 | 60 ± 2 | 89 ± 2 | 83 ± 2 | 77 ± 2 |
Receding contact angle (o) | 31 ± 2 | 22 ± 2 | 45 ± 2 | 40 ± 2 | 29 ± 2 | 62 ± 2 | 56 ± 2 | 48 ± 2 |
C (%)d | 55.3 ± 1.1 (54.9) | 65.2 ± 1.6 (64.7) | 66.3 ± 4.3 (68.1) | 70.7 ± 2.3 (71.5) | 72.4 ± 0.6 (74.1) | 70.9 ± 1.4 (72.6) | 73.8 ± 1.8 (74.6) | 75.4 ± 2.6 (76.1) |
N (%)d | 6.2 ± 0.8 (6.8) | 7.6 ± 1.2 (8.4) | 10.8 ± 1.5 (12.2) | 11.7 ± 0.6 (9.7) | 9.2 ± 0.6 (10.4) | 12.4 ± 2.3 (12.8) | 12.9 ± 2.6 (12.5) | 11.4 ± 1.1 (11.7) |
O (%)d | 32.7 ± 1.7 (30.8) | 27.2 ± 1.3 (26.9) | 22.1 ± 2.8 (19.1) | 16.9 ± 2.6 (18.3) | 17.8 ± 0.8 (15.0) | 16.7 ± 3.2 (14.6) | 13.3 ± 1.7 (12.9) | 13.2 ± 2.1 (12.2) |
P (%)d | 5.8 ± 1.2 (7.5) | Nil | 0.8 ± 0.2 (0.6) | 0.7 ± 0.4 (0.5) | 0.6 ± 0.2 (0.5) | Nil | Nil | Nil |
N/P | 1.07 ± 0.03 | Nil | 13.5 ± 0.01 | 16.7 ± 0.01 | 15.3 ± 0.01 | Nil | Nil | Nil |
C/N | 8.76 ± 0.05 | 8.43 ± 0.08 | 5.79 ± 0.21 | 6.88 ± 0.28 | 7.73 ± 0.14 | 5.79 ± 0.24 | 5.95 ± 0.14 | 6.67 ± 0.12 |