| Literature DB >> 26097271 |
Suji Uppalapati1, Na Kong2, Oscar Norberg2, Olof Ramström2, Mingdi Yan3.
Abstract
Covalently immobilized poly(4-vinylphenol) (PVP) monolayer films were fabricated by spin coating PVP on perfluorophenyl azide (PFPA)-functionalized surface followed by UV irradiation. The pH-responsive behavior of these PVP ultrathin films was evaluated by ellipsometry, quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) and surface plasmon resonance (SPR). By monitoring the responses of these films to pH in situ, the ionization constant of the monolayer thin films was obtained. The apparent pKa value of these covalently immobilized PVP monolayers, 13.4 by SPR, was 3 units higher than that of the free polymer in aqueous solution.Entities:
Keywords: Ionization constant; Monolayer; Perfluorophenyl azide; Poly(4-vinylphenol); pH response
Year: 2015 PMID: 26097271 PMCID: PMC4469237 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.03.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Surf Sci ISSN: 0169-4332 Impact factor: 6.707