Photoactivated surface grafting from PVDF surfaces

► New synthetic way to graft acrylate and methacrylate polymers on PVDF films based on activation latent species on the PVDF (i.e. oxidation) ► Photochemical activation of pre-existing defects on the PVDF surface by low-energy photons (320-500 nm) ► Easy, economic and effective method to covalently attach hydrophilic polymers on PVDF films.