Photografting

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Photografting is a technique used in the study of polymers and more in specific polymeric biomaterials. Technically speaking it is the covalent incorporation of functional additives to a polymer matrix or polymer surface using a light-induced mechanism. It is an important technique for the modification of biomaterial surfaces. For example, by graft with polar monomers, the inert polymer surface can become more biocompatible.{{Cite journal|last1=Rånby|first1=Bengt|last2=Guo|first2=Feng Zhen|date=1994|title="Surface-photografting": new applications to synthetic fibers|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pat.1994.220051210|journal=Polymers for Advanced Technologies|language=en|volume=5|issue=12|pages=829–836|doi=10.1002/pat.1994.220051210|issn=1099-1581|url-access=subscription}}