Advances in controlled radical polymerization over the past two decades have transformed the ability to produce molecularly well-defined, chain-end tethered polymer brush films. The assets of controlled radical polymerization reactions have impacted the synthesis and properties of surface-grafted polymer brushes in various ways. This review article will highlight two aspects related to the preparation and use of polymer brush film that have benefited from these advances. The first part of this review will illustrate how surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization chemistries have allowed access to surface-grafted polymers with complex topologies. The second part of this article will discuss the use of surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization to prepare polymer brush-nanoparticle hybrid films.

在过去的二十年中，受控自由基聚合技术的进步已经改变了生产分子定义明确的，链端束缚的聚合物刷膜的能力。受控自由基聚合反应的资产以各种方式影响了表面接枝聚合物刷的合成和性能。这篇评论文章将重点介绍受益于这些进步的与聚合物刷膜的制备和使用有关的两个方面。这篇综述的第一部分将说明表面引发的受控自由基聚合化学如何允许获得具有复杂拓扑结构的表面接枝聚合物。本文的第二部分将讨论使用表面引发的受控自由基聚合来制备聚合物刷-纳米粒子杂化膜。