Synthesis
Grafting onto
“Grafting-onto” involves the chemical reaction preformed, functionalized polymers with surfaces containing complementary functional groups
Grafting from
‘‘Grafting-from’’ involves an in situ polymerization of an initiator functionalized surface with monomer.
Grafting onto
“Grafting-onto” involves the chemical reaction preformed, functionalized p
on molecules by either
Action on the molecule themselves
Or through “handles” such as glass beads, polystyrene beads or metallic particles attached to molecules.
exerts forces on objects through the transfer of momentum from the fluid to the object
Advatages
Liquids surrounding the tethered macromolecule can be easily replaced.
Flow can be used to introduce new beads or biomolecules
methodically works his lathe, turning a
piece of hardwood, shaving off tiny curls of wood with a
razor-sharp chisel. Hes in his late-forties, strong and
weathered. His hands, though big and callused, handle the
chisel with a surgeons precision. Self-educated and
self-sufficient, he has built himself, as he built his
farm, brick by brick, from the coarse clay of the earth.
A finely-made rocking ch
tethered freighters. We hear
faint laughter leavened with Portuguese phrases, distant Calypso music
from waterfront bars. One of the smaller boats, the SANTA LUCIA, is
loading as the TAXI fishtails to a halt.
Whittlesley gets out, sees the boat still at dock. His face floods
with relief.
WHITTLESLEY
Thank God.
He tosses a handful of bills into the drivers lap, sprints up the
pier as the driver sh
RONIN
an original screenplay by
J.D. Zeik
DRAFT: May 20, 1997
A BLOOD RED SCREEN - A JAPANESE DRUM starts to play, softly,
but tinged with a desperate edge, growing louder, joined by
other DRUMS as a BLACK LEGEND scrolls up: In feudal Japan,
the warrior class of Samurai were sworn to protect their
liege lords with their lives. Those Samurai whose liege was
killed suffered a great shame, and they