Nanopatterned Polymer Brushes by Combining AFM Anodization Lithography with Ring‐Opening Metathesis Polymerization in the Liquid and Vapor Phase

Nanopatterned polymer structures are fabricated on SiO2 by combining AFM anodization nanolithography (see upper figure) with surface-initiated ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP, lower figure). This process offers a powerful set of tools for the fabrication of highly functional polymer brushes. The simplicity and speed of anodization lithography promises its massively parallel implementation using anodization stamps. The fabrication approach is universal and can easily be adapted to other surface initiated polymerizations.