Abstract
Initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) represents a novel hot-wire CVD variant for producing copolymer thin films. iCVD copolymerization was characterized by a conventional liquid-phase free radical copolymerization equation when applied to methacrylic acid copolymers. FTIR peak shifts with changing comonomer ratios in the copolymers further supported a copolymerization mechanism. Crosslinked methacrylic acid copolymers provided pH-dependent swelling behavior that enabled an enteric release of active core material when the copolymer was used as an encapsulation coating.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 678-680 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Thin Solid Films |
| Volume | 516 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 15 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry