Synthesis of Catechol-functionalized Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-<EM>g</EM>-Polystyrene Graft Copolymers
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Adhesive property of catechol functional group (ortho-dihydroxybenzene) has found applications in designing new biomimetic adhesives and functional coatings. In this study, we’ve designed catechol functionalized graft copolymers, poly(dimethylsiloxane)-graft-polystyrene (PDMS-g-PS), which have PDMS as a backbone and PS as a side chain. In order to introduce a catechol moiety directly to the backbone, catechol containing silyl end-functionalized PS macro-monomer was synthesized via anionic polymerization. Catechol functionalized PDMS-g-PS was synthesized by following a “grafting-through” manner in the polymerization of siloxanes. We expect that this graft copolymer could strongly bind to various surfaces and show anticorrosion and antifouling properties.