Patent ID: 8900919

Claim:
A method of anchoring a polymer to an oxide surface, comprising: applying to a defined portion of the surface an acrylate monomer, a photoinitiator, and an adhesion promoter, wherein the monomer, the photoinitiator, and the adhesion promoter form a mixture; wherein the adhesion promoter is of formula Si(X) n (R—Z) 4-n , wherein each independently selected X is an oxide-reactive silicon-bonded group, each independently selected R is a spacer group, and each independently selected Z is an acrylate reactive group, and n=1, 2, or 3; and, illuminating the mixture disposed on the surface with ultraviolet light to induce acrylate polymerization, under conditions suitable for reaction of oxide-reactive group X with the oxide surface, to provide an acrylate polymer incorporating the adhesion promoter, covalently anchored to the oxide surface.