Bottlebrush polymers: From controlled synthesis, self-assembly, properties to applications

Z Li, M Tang, S Liang, M Zhang, GM Biesold… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bottlebrush polymers (BBPs) have emerged as intriguing class of materials for an array of
applications, including supersoft elastomers, organic optoelectronics, templates for crafting …

Molecular bottlebrushes as novel materials

G Xie, MR Martinez, M Olszewski, SS Sheiko… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Molecular bottlebrushes are building blocks for the design of unique polymeric materials
whose physical properties are fundamentally governed by their densely grafted structures …

Brush-modified materials: Control of molecular architecture, assembly behavior, properties and applications

J Yan, MR Bockstaller, K Matyjaszewski - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent progress in surface-initiated polymerization enables the deliberate polymer
modification of nanoscopic surfaces with high levels of precision. This has given rise to the …

Synthesis and applications of ZnO/polymer nanohybrids

Z Wang, MR Bockstaller, K Matyjaszewski - ACS Materials Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Because of its distinctive combination of physical properties such as high thermal
conductivity, ultraviolet (UV) absorbance, or catalytic behavior, zinc oxide-based …

Polymer-ligated nanocrystals enabled by nonlinear block copolymer nanoreactors: Synthesis, properties, and applications

Y Liu, J Wang, M Zhang, H Li, Z Lin - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
The past several decades have witnessed substantial advances in synthesis and self-
assembly of inorganic nanocrystals (NCs) due largely to their size-and shape-dependent …

Enhancing the performance of rubber with nano ZnO as activators

X Qin, H Xu, G Zhang, J Wang, Z Wang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The vulcanization of rubber is a chemical process to improve the mechanical properties by
cross-linking unsaturated polymer chains. Zinc oxide (ZnO) acts as an activator, boosting the …

Surface engineering of liquid metal nanodroplets by attachable diblock copolymers

Q Wei, M Sun, Z Wang, J Yan, R Yuan, T Liu, C Majidi… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Liquid metal (LM) micro/nano droplets have promising applications in various fields such as
flexible electronics, catalysis, and soft composites as well as biomedicines. However, the …

Current status and outlook for ATRP

K Matyjaszewski - European Polymer Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is one of the most often used controlled radical
polymerization techniques. It employs very small amounts (ppm) of Cu complexes in the …

Complex polymer topologies and polymer—nanoparticle hybrid films prepared via surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization

P Mocny, HA Klok - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Advances in controlled radical polymerization over the past two decades have transformed
the ability to produce molecularly well-defined, chain-end tethered polymer brush films. The …

A hydrophilic near dissolved organic matter microfiltration (NDOM MF) membrane prepared using multifunctional porogen synthesized via metal-free atom transfer …

HM Tran, D Kwak, U Lee, S Chang, DT Tran… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastic (MP) pollution has emerged as a global concern. One of the practical
alternatives is a microfiltration (MF) process using MF membranes with a high MP removal …