Synthesis of Y-shaped polymer brushes on silica particles and hierarchical surface structures fabricated by the coassembly approach

Y Liu, W Hou, H Zhao - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Coassembly of polymer brushes and linear polymers in selective solvents provides a unique
method for the fabrication of surface nanostructures on solids. However, some fundamental …

Surface Coassembly of Binary Mixed Polymer Brushes and Linear Block Copolymer Chains

X Shi, T Bian, L Liu, H Zhao - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Binary mixed polymer brushes (BMPBs) are two different homopolymer chains that are
covalently anchored to the solid surfaces at high grafting densities. One feature of the …

Homopolymer-assisted fusions of polymer brushes and block copolymer vesicles

Y Liu, H Zhao - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
The applications of materials are closely associated with surface structures and properties.
Surface coassembly of block copolymers (BCPs) and polymer brushes is an effective …

Surface nanostructures based on assemblies of polymer brushes

W Hou, Y Liu, H Zhao - Chempluschem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Studies on the fabrication of hierarchical surface nanostructures have significantly promoted
the development of materials with new surface properties and functionalities. In this …

Polymer brush-based nanostructures: from surface self-assembly to surface co-assembly

C Wang, H Zhao - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Surface structures play an important role in the practical applications of materials. The
synthesis of polymer brushes on a solid surface has emerged as an effective tool for tuning …

Microphase separation of high grafting density asymmetric mixed homopolymer brushes on silica particles

X Jiang, B Zhao, G Zhong, N Jin, JM Horton… - …, 2010 - ACS Publications
A set of high grafting density mixed poly (tert-butyl acrylate)(P t BA)/polystyrene (PS) brushes
with P t BA number-average molecular weight (M n) fixed at 18.6 kDa and PS M n ranging …

Polymer brushes and surface nanostructures: Molecular design, precise synthesis, and self-assembly

C Wang, H Zhao - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
For over two decades, polymer brushes have found wide applications in industry and
scientific research. Now, polymer brush research has been a significant research focus in …

Synthesis of polymer brushes and removable surface nanostructures on tannic acid coatings

H Wang, C Wang, L Liu, H Zhao - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer brushes refer to polymer chains that are end-grafted to surfaces or interfaces at
high grafting density. Polymer brushes are able to make surface self-assembly or surface …

Coassembly of linear diblock copolymer chains and homopolymer brushes on silica particles: a combined computer simulation and experimental study

W Hou, Y Feng, B Li, H Zhao - Macromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
A combined computer simulation and experimental study on coassembly of poly (2-
(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate)-block-polystyrene (PDMAEMA-b-PS) block copolymers …

Nanopattern Formation from Tethered PS-b-PMMA Brushes upon Treatment with Selective Solvents

B Zhao, WJ Brittain, W Zhou… - Journal of the American …, 2000 - ACS Publications
Patterned organic films are important in microelectronics, 1 cell growth control, 2, 3 and
biomimetic materials fabrication. 4 The preparation of micro-patterned polymer films has …