Surface‐tethered macromolecules, or polymer brushes, offer a unique platform for coating surfaces for a wide variety of applications. Surface‐initiated polymerization (SI‐P), through which polymer brushes can be grown directly from an initiator‐functionalized surface, offers a facile, highly customizable approach that is synergistic with photolithography. Using a variety of photolithography devices and SI‐Ps, complex polymer brush architectures can be fabricated with great spatial and temporal control. This article not only addresses techniques, advancements, applications, and possible future directions within the field of polymer brush photolithography, but it also provides resources to assist the reader in selecting the polymerization technique and photolithography device most conducive to a given endeavor.

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使用聚合物刷光刻的表面工程。

表面束缚的大分子或聚合物刷，提供了一个独特的平台，可用于多种应用的表面涂层。表面引发聚合（SI-P）使聚合物刷可以直接从引发剂官能化的表面生长出来，提供了一种简便，高度可定制的方法，与光刻技术协同作用。使用各种光刻设备和SI-P，可以在高度的空间和时间控制下制造复杂的聚合物刷结构。本文不仅介绍了聚合物刷光刻领域的技术，进展，应用以及可能的未来方向，而且还提供了资源来帮助读者选择最有利于特定工作的聚合技术和光刻设备。