Methods of making polymers and metal-polymer composites
AssigneeCirrus Materials Science Ltd
InventorsMargaret Mary Hyland, Fengqian Zhang, Chuong Luu Nguyen
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for producing a polymer, polymers and metal-polymer composites produced by the method. The method comprises providing one or more polymerisable monomers and providing a substrate comprising an activated metal surface, the activated metal surface comprising one or more compounds capable of initiating polymerisation of the one or more polymerisable monomers. The method comprises contacting the activated metal surface and the one or more polymerisable monomers to polymerise the one or more polymerisable monomers, thereby producing the polymer.
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A method for producing a polymer, the method comprising:
- providing one or more polymerisable monomers;
- providing a substrate comprising an activated metal surface,
- the activated metal surface comprising one or more compounds for generating a hydroxyl radical capable of initiating polymerisation of the one or more polymerisable monomers;
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- directly contacting the activated metal surface and the one or more polymerisable monomers to radically polymerise the one or more polymerisable monomers, thereby producing the polymer directly attached to the activated metal surface in an oxygen containing atmosphere and in the absence of an external initiator.
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