Responsive polymer brush design and emerging applications for nanotheranostics

D Li, L Xu, J Wang, JE Gautrot - Advanced Healthcare …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Responsive polymer brushes are a category of polymer brushes that are capable of
conformational and chemical changes in response to external stimuli. They offer unique …

Applications of poly ionic liquids in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: A review

HA Elwan, R Thimmappa, M Mamlouk, K Scott - Journal of Power Sources, 2021 - Elsevier
Poly ionic liquids (ILs), also known as polymeric ILs, are a particular class of polymers since
they acquire conventional features of polymers and keep some unique characteristics of ILs …

Biomimetic, stiff, and adhesive periosteum with osteogenic–angiogenic coupling effect for bone regeneration

Y Yang, T Xu, Q Zhang, Y Piao, HP Bei, X Zhao - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Current periosteal grafts have limitations related to low mechanical strength, tissue
adhesiveness, and poor osteogenesis and angiogenesis potential. Here, a periosteum …

Grafting of vinylimidazolium-type poly (ionic liquid) on silica nanoparticle through RAFT polymerization for constructing nanocomposite based PEM

R Koyilapu, S Singha, SNR Kutcherlapati, T Jana - Polymer, 2020 - Elsevier
ABSTARCT RAFT is a unique technique for the surface functionalization of nanoparticles as
it enables us to tailor-make the properties of the final brush polymers by altering the …

In situ and ex situ studies of ring-like assembly of silica nanoparticles in the presence of poly (propylene oxide)–poly (ethylene oxide) block copolymers

R Takahashi, K Yamamoto, R Sugahara, R Otake… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Block copolymer-mediated self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles has attracted great
attention for fabricating various nanoparticle arrays. We have previously shown that silica …

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 …

Emerging applications of silica nanoparticles as multifunctional modifiers for high performance polyester composites

T Hao, Y Wang, Z Liu, J Li, L Shan, W Wang, J Liu… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nano-modification of polyester has become a research hotspot due to the growing demand
for high-performance polyester. As a functional carrier, silica nanoparticles show large …

Rapid size-based protein discrimination inside hybrid isoporous membranes

R Shevate, M Kumar, H Cheng, PY Hong… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Owing to their unique morphology, isoporous membranes derived from block copolymers
(BCPs) have rapidly advanced the process of macromolecular separation. In such …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and specific biomedical applications of polymer brushes

E Yılmazoğlu, S Karakuş - Applied Surface Science Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
The modification of surfaces with various polymer chains through interactions involving
strong covalent bonds is a current focal point. The relevance of this subject lies in the …

Surface modification of SiO2 nanoparticles with PDMAEMA brushes and Ag nanoparticles as antifungal coatings using electron beam assisted synthesis

T Piroonpan, E Huajaikaew, P Katemake… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A model functional, stable and dispersible silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) immobilized on
polymeric brushes grafted silica nanoparticle is proposed as antimicrobial additive for …