Accepted Manuscript Title: Hydrophobization of chitosan films by surface grafting with fluorinated polymer brushes Authors: B´ en´ edicte Lepoittevin, Tamara Elzein, Diana Dragoe, Alice Bejjani, Fr´ ed´ eric Lem´ ee, Jocelyne Levillain, Philippe Bazin, Philippe Roger, Isabelle Dez PII: S0144-8617(18)31233-5 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.10.044 Reference: CARP 14176 To appear in: Received date: 23-7-2018 Revised date: 12-10-2018 Accepted date: 14-10-2018 Please cite this article as: Lepoittevin B, Elzein T, Dragoe D, Bejjani A, Lem´ ee F, Levillain J, Bazin P, Roger P, Dez I, Hydrophobization of chitosan films by surface grafting with fluorinated polymer brushes, Carbohydrate Polymers (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.10.044 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.