Temperature-responsive polymer brush coatings for advanced biomedical applications

S Nastyshyn, Y Stetsyshyn, J Raczkowska, Y Nastishin… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Modern biomedical technologies predict the application of materials and devices that not
only can comply effectively with specific requirements, but also enable remote control of their …

Grafting polymers from cellulose nanocrystals via surface‐initiated atom transfer radical polymerization

Z Zhang, G Sèbe, Y Hou, J Wang… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) are rod‐like nanoparticles extracted from cellulose. Due to
their fascinating properties—renewable, biocompatible, non‐toxic, biodegradable, excellent …

Modified cellulose nanocrystals based on SI‐ATRP for enhancing interfacial compatibility and mechanical performance of biodegradable PLA/PBAT blend

M Sun, L Zhang, C Li - Polymer Composites, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
To make up for the brittleness of poly (lactic acid)(PLA), people usually introduce flexible
poly (butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate)(PBAT) which greatly reduces the strength and …

[HTML][HTML] Coagulation-flocculation of Microcystis aeruginosa by polymer-clay based composites

I Gardi, YG Mishael, M Lindahl, AM Muro-Pastor… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coagulation-flocculation is a critical treatment to reduce operational problems at Drinking
Water Treatment Plants (DWTPs), created by episodes of cyanobacterial blooms in surface …

Solution-Processable Indenofluorenes on Polymer Brush Interlayer: Remarkable N-Channel Field-Effect Transistor Characteristics under Ambient Conditions

A Can, I Deneme, G Demirel, H Usta - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of solution-processable n-type molecular semiconductors that exhibit high
electron mobility (μe≥ 0.5 cm2/(V· s)) under ambient conditions, along with high current …

Enabling three-dimensional porous architectures via carbonyl functionalization and molecular-specific organic-SERS platforms

I Deneme, G Liman, A Can, G Demirel… - Nature Communications, 2021 - nature.com
Molecular engineering via functionalization has been a great tool to tune noncovalent
intermolecular interactions. Herein, we demonstrate three-dimensional highly crystalline …

Structure of the Poly (methyl methacrylate) Adsorbed Layer Determined by the Surface Chemistry of the Substrate

W Ren, Y Hong, H Wei, J Xu, C Zhang, X Zhou… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The adsorbed polymer layer on the inorganic solid surface is crucial in improving the
physical properties of composite nanomaterials; therefore, the properties could be tuned by …

Convenient characterization of polymers grafted on cellulose nanocrystals via SI-ATRP without chain cleavage

Z Zhang, KC Tam, G Sèbe, X Wang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
Cleaving is usually required to characterize the molecular weight of grafted polymers on
substrates. Here, we report on a technique to estimate the molecular weight of grafted …

Interface engineering of mixed matrix membrane via CO2-philic polymer brush functionalized graphene oxide nanosheets for efficient gas separation

Q Xin, F Ma, L Zhang, S Wang, Y Li, H Ye… - Journal of Membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
A facile method to improve CO 2 separation performance of polymer is to incorporate CO 2-
philic particles. In this study, sulfonated polymer brush functionalized graphene oxide …

Enhanced thermal stability of polystyrene by interfacial noncovalent interactions

Y Hong, Y Li, F Wang, B Zuo, X Wang, L Zhang… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The local conformation of polystyrene (PS) and deuterated PS at the interface with quartz
substrates, which were covered with phenyl groups using phenyltrimethoxysilane (PTS) …