Kim, Seon-Mi Han, Sang Suk Kim, A. Young Choi, Beom-Jin Paik, Hyun-Jong Lee, Inwon Park, Hyun Chun, Ho Hwan Cho, Youngjin Hwang, Do-Hoon 2024-01-20T06:01:54Z 2024-01-20T06:01:54Z 2022-01-25 2015-10 1533-4880 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/124913 Poly(glycidyl methacrylate-block-styrene) (PGMA-b-PS), a block copolymer consisting of glycidyl nnethacrylate and styrene, was synthesized via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer living polymerization. The synthesized PGMA-b-PS was then grafted with low-molecular-weight polyethylene glycol (PEG) via epoxy ring opening to give PGMA-g-PEG-b-PS, which was evaluated as an anti-biofouling coating material. As a preliminary test for the anti-biofouling effect, a protein adsorption experiment was performed on the synthesized block copolymer surface. The block copolymers were spin-coated onto silicon wafers, and protein adsorption experiments were carried out using fluorescein isothiocyanate conjugate-labeled bovine serum albumin. The fluorescence intensity of the protein adsorbed on the block copolymer surface was compared with that of a polystyrene film as a reference. The synthesized PGMA-g-PEG-b-PS film showed much lower fluorescence intensity than that of the PS film. English AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS Anti-Biofouling Effect of PEG-Grafted Block Copolymer Synthesized by RAFT Polymerization Article 10.1166/jnn.2015.11216 1 JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY, v.15, no.10, pp.7866 - 7870 JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 15 10 7866 7870 N scie scopus 000365554600086 2-s2.0-84947288820 Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Physics, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Chemistry Science & Technology - Other Topics Materials Science Physics Article SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS ANTIFOULING COATINGS FOULING PAINTS SURFACES STRATEGIES POLLUTION BIOCIDES SHIP TBT Anti-Biofouling Surface-Active Block Copolymer RAFT Polymerization