%0 Journal Article %A Rakhmatullina, Ekaterina %A Mantion, Alexandre %A Bürgi, Thomas %A Malinova, Violeta %A Meier, Wolfgang %T Solid-supported amphiphilic triblock copolymer membranes grafted from gold surface %J Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry %@ 1099-0518 %V 47 %N 1 %P 1-13 %D 2009 %K amphiphiles %K amphiphilic brushes %K atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) %K biomimetic %K biomimetic membrane %K block copolymers %K membranes %K solvent-responsive behavior %K surface-initiated ATRP %U http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pola.23116/abstract %R 10.1002/pola.23116 %U http://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:14753 %X Surface-initiated ATRP was applied for the step-by-step growth of the biomimetic amphiphilic block copolymer membrane on a gold support. Different thicknesses of membranes were achieved through the variation of the polymerization conditions. The OH-groups of the hydrophilic polymer blocks can be further functionalized to tune the membrane properties. Synthesis, characterization, and solvent-responsive properties of the amphiphilic triblock copolymer membrane are presented.