Self-Limiting Robust Surface-Grafted Organic Nanofilms - Chemistry of

L. Todd Banner†‡, Samuel Tekobo†‡, Fernando Garay†§, Benjamin T. Clayton†‡, Zachary P. Thomas†‡, Ernö ... Publication Date (Web): ...
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2248 Chem. Mater. 2010, 22, 2248–2254 DOI:10.1021/cm903024h

Self-Limiting Robust Surface-Grafted Organic Nanofilms L. Todd Banner,†,‡ Samuel Tekobo,†,‡ Fernando Garay,†,§ Benjamin T. Clayton,†,‡ Zachary P. Thomas,†,‡ Ern€ o Lindner,†,§ Andrew G. Richter,^ and Eugene Pinkhassik*,†,‡ †

Institute for Nanomaterials Development and Innovation at the University of Memphis (INDIUM), ‡ Department of Chemistry, and §Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, and ^Department of Physics and Astronomy, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 Received September 29, 2009. Revised Manuscript Received February 19, 2010

Robust surface-bound insulating polymer films with controlled thickness in