Title
Exploration of Layer by Layer Assembly of Flexible Phosphonium Polymers with Anionic Polythiophene
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
Spring 2015
Abstract
Ionic polymers that contain ammonium and phosphonium units have demonstrated outstanding ability to form supramolecularly organized films via facile layer-by-layer deposition as well as antibacterial properties. This Creative Inquiry project involved the synthesis of a series of phosphonium polyelectrolytes via polymerization of a variety of diphosphines with bis(bromomethyl)arene comonomers, leading to the cationic polyelectrolytes of interest. The spacer between charged units was varied to include flexible, rigid, and electroactive moieties. The influence of polymer structure on film formation, supramolecular assembly and antibacterial properties are discussed in this contribution.
Recommended Citation
Conrad, Catherine A.; Colter, Emily F.; Freeman, Emily H.; and Smith, Rhett C., "Exploration of Layer by Layer Assembly of Flexible Phosphonium Polymers with Anionic Polythiophene" (2015). Focus on Creative Inquiry. 116.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/foci/116
Comments
Poster presentation at Clemson University 10th Annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Forum, Clemson, SC.