Surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization: state-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges in surface and interface engineering with polymer brushes

JO Zoppe, NC Ataman, P Mocny, J Wang… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
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 …

Polyelectrolytes as building blocks for next-generation membranes with advanced functionalities

EN Durmaz, S Sahin, E Virga, S De Beer… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The global society is in a transition, where dealing with climate change and water scarcity
are important challenges. More efficient separations of chemical species are essential to …

Unprecedented Mg2+/Li+ separation using layer-by-layer based nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes

R He, C Dong, S Xu, C Liu, S Zhao, T He - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
The dominant market for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in China has driven lithium chemicals
with foreseeable growth in demand. Lithium extraction from salt-lake brine in China with …

Novel neutron reflectometer SOFIA at J-PARC/MLF for in-situ soft-interface characterization

K Mitamura, NL Yamada, H Sagehashi, N Torikai… - Polymer …, 2013 - nature.com
Structural characterization of interfaces composed of soft materials (soft interfaces) helps in
understanding their physical behavior. Neutron reflectometry is one of the most powerful …

Ferrocene-based supramolecular structures and their applications in electrochemical responsive systems

L Peng, A Feng, M Huo, J Yuan - Chemical Communications, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemical stimuli have attracted much attention in recent years as they are simple,
clean and can be widely applied in biological systems and material science. As one type of …

Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring for studying soft matter at interfaces

D Johannsmann, I Reviakine - Nature Reviews Methods Primers, 2024 - nature.com
Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) probes interfaces by
subjecting them to a periodic shear stress exerted by an acoustic resonator. The changes in …

Tunable pH and temperature response of weak polyelectrolyte brushes: role of hydrogen bonding and monomer hydrophobicity

Y Lu, A Zhuk, L Xu, X Liang, E Kharlampieva… - Soft Matter, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
We report on weak polyacid brushes with highly tunable pH and temperature response
characteristics. This was achieved by synthesizing a series of homo-and copolymers which …

Weak polyelectrolyte brushes

M Geoghegan - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Weak polyelectrolyte brushes - Soft Matter (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/D2SM00005A Royal
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Physicochemical behaviour of cationic polyelectrolyte brushes

JD Willott, TJ Murdoch, GB Webber… - Progress in polymer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Water soluble cationic polyelectrolytes, composed of chargeable basic monomers, make up
one major subclass of stimuli-responsive polymer brushes. They have displayed potential in …

Electroresponse of weak polyelectrolyte brushes

C Balzer, ZG Wang - The European Physical Journal E, 2023 - Springer
End-tethered polyelectrolytes are widely used to modify substrate properties, particularly for
lubrication or wetting. External stimuli, such as pH, salt concentration, or an electric field, can …