The great success of controlled radical polymerizations has encouraged researchers to
develop more facile and robust approaches for surface‐initiated polymerizations (SIPs) to …

Polymer Brushes via Surface-Initiated Controlled Radical Polymerization: Synthesis,
Characterization, Properties, and Applications | Chemical Reviews ACS ACS Publications C&EN …

Engineering applications of synthetic polymers are widespread due to their availability,
processability, low density, and diversity of mechanical properties (Figure 1a). Despite their …

Polyelectrolytes are polymers carrying either positively or negatively charged ionizable
groups. The properties of these polymers in solutions and at charged surfaces depend on …

A general introduction to surface and interfacial forces, perfectly combining theoretical
concepts, experimental techniques and practical applications. In this completely updated …

In this review we provide an analysis of recent literature reports on the synthesis and
applications of stimuli-responsive polymeric and hybrid nanostructured particles in a range …

This review summarizes the current understanding of adsorption of polyelectrolytes to
oppositely charged solid substrates, the resulting interaction forces between such …

Molecular brushes are composed of a flexible backbone and densely grafted side chains.
The conformation of molecular brushes is governed by side chains separated by a distance …

In recent years, magnetic nanoparticles have been studied due to their potential applications
as magnetic carriers in biomedical area. These materials have been increasingly exploited …

Exploring recent developments in the field, Coarse-Graining of Condensed Phase and
Biomolecular Systems examines systematic ways of constructing coarse-grained …