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6647271 
Journal Article 
Preparation of poly(epsilon-caprolactone) brushes at the surface of conducting substrates 
Voccia, S; Bech, L; Gilbert, B; Jerome, R; Jerome, C; , 
2004 
1 
Langmuir
ISSN: 0743-7463
EISSN: 1520-5827 
AMER CHEMICAL SOC 
WASHINGTON 
10670-10678 
15544400 
WOS:000225207400043 
This paper reports on the preparation of polyester brushes at the surface of electrically conducting materials. A two-step strategy has been worked out that consists of the electropolymerization of an acrylate under a cathodic potential, such that the polyacrylate layer is chemisorbed at the surface. In a second step, either preformed poly(epsilon-caprolactone) chains are grafted onto the polyacrylate sublayer or the ring-opening polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone is initiated from it.