The generation of polymer brushes by surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization (SI-
CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical …

The swelling and phase transition behavior upon increasing temperature of a doubly
thermoresponsive diblock copolymer thin film in steps above the characteristic cloud points …

The conformation of a hydrophobic, weak cationic poly (2-diisopropylamino) ethyl
methacrylate (PDPA) brush was studied using neutron reflectometry as a function of …

The humidity-induced swelling and exchange behavior of a block copolymer thin film, which
consists of a zwitterionic poly (sulfobetaine)[poly (N, N-dimethyl-N-(3-(methacrylamido) …

Neutrons are characterised by a low absorption in many engineering materials. At the same
time the scattering cross section of light elements, such as hydrogen and deuterium, may be …

The cyclic swelling and collapse behavior of a doubly thermoresponsive diblock copolymer
thin film, consisting of a zwitterionic poly (sulfobetaine), poly (N, N-dimethyl-N-(3 …

Using analytical theory and self-consistent field calculations, we study the conformation
behaviors and switching properties of an adsorption-active polymer chain with its free end …

Polycationic brushes are attractive systems for the design of nanomaterials for gene delivery
as they enable rational design of their architecture with a broad range of grafting densities …

The impact of thermal history on the kinetic response of thin thermoresponsive diblock
copolymer poly (diethylene glycol monomethyl ether methacrylate)-block-poly (poly …

Poly (N, N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)(PDMAEMA) is an attractive polymer for
switchable surface coatings based on its multiresponsiveness toward environmental triggers …