Abstract: Monomers, polymers formed from such monomers, and articles for biomaterial capture including such polymers, wherein the monomer is represented by the following general Formula (I): CH2?CR1—C(?O)—X—R2—Z—X3—NR3—C(?X2)-X1—R4, wherein: R1 is H or —CH3; R2 is a (hetero)hydrocarbylene; X is —O— or —NH—; X1 is —O—, —S—, —NH—, or a single bond; X2 is —O— or —S—; X3 is —O— or —NR5—; R4 is hydrogen, (hetero)hydrocarbyl, or —N(R3)2; each R3 and R5 is independently hydrogen or a (hetero)hydrocarbyl; and Z is —C(?O)— or —NH—C(?O)—.

Abstract: Articles with covalently attached thiocarbonylthio-containing groups are provided. More specifically, the articles include a solid polymeric substrate with a plurality of thiocarbonylthio-containing groups covalently attached directly to a carbon atom in a polymeric backbone of the solid polymeric substrate. Methods of making the articles with covalently attached thiocarbonylthio-containing are provided. Additionally, methods of using these articles to generate further articles with covalently attached polymeric chains are provided.