Self-assembled monolayers enzymatic surface-initiated

The first surface-initiated enzymatic polymerization reported was the synthesis of amylose brushes on planar and spherical surfaces [145]. For this, silica or silicone surfaces were modified with self-assembled monolayers of (3 amino-propyl)trimethoxysilane or chlorodimethylsilane, respectively. To these functionalities, oligosaccharides were added via (a) reductive amidation of the oligosaccharides to surface-bound amines, (b) conversion of the oiigosaccharide to the according aldonic acid lactone and reaction with surface bound amines, and (c) incorporation... 

A surface-initiated enzymatic ROP has also been reported, whereby CL and DXO were grafted from hydroxyl-terminated self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on gold, using Novozym 435 [117], while polycaprolactone-modified hydroxyethylcel-lulose films were prepared by the enzymatic ROP of CL [118]. 

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