%0 Journal Article
%A Mazurowski, Markus
%A Sondergeld, Katrin
%A Elbert, Johannes
%A Kim, Chang Jong
%A Li, Junyu
%A Frielinghaus, Henrich
%A Gallei, Markus
%A Stühn, Bernd
%A Rehahn, Matthias
%T Polystyrene Brushes on Fully Deuterated Organic Nanoparticles by Surface-Initiated Nitroxide-Mediated Radical Polymerization
%J Macromolecular chemistry and physics
%V 214
%N 10
%@ 1022-1352
%C Weinheim
%I Wiley-VCH
%M FZJ-2015-00523
%P 1094 - 1106
%D 2013
%X The synthesis of polystyrene (PS) brushes on fully deuterated PS nanoparticles by surface-initiated nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization (SI-NMRP) is reported. Due to the high demand of deuterated monomers, an efficient deuteration procedure of suitable and readily available precursors is developed. SI-NMRP of styrene is improved regarding reaction control, grafting density, and conversion. Insights into the scaling behavior and conformational features of surface-attached PS chains on deuterated particles are investigated by using dynamic light scattering measurements, proving that polymer brushes are formed. The particles with surface-attached initiator are shown to be uniform spherical core-shell particles by small-angle neutron scattering measurements.
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000319020600004
%R 10.1002/macp.201200733
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/186449