Surface grafting via the reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) process: From polypropylene beads to core-shell microspheres

Leonie Barner studied chemistry at the Universities of Kassel and Gottingen ( Germany). She joined Michael Buback's group and received her Ph. D. in 1998. From 1998 to 2001 she held a senior research position at Sartorius ( Gottingen), developing microfiltration membranes for biotechnology applications. She then joined the Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, where she currently holds a senior research associate position. Her prime research interests are controlled/ living radical polymerization methods and the development of novel polymeric surfaces for biotechnology and combinatorial chemistry applications.