Polymer brushes are thin polymer films in which the individual polymer chains are tethered
by one chain end to a solid interface. The bulk and solution properties of these highly …

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 …

Eutectic gallium indium (EGaIn) is a liquid metal alloy at room temperature. EGaIn
microdroplets can be incorporated into elastomers to fabricate highly stretchable …

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 …

The width and shape of molecular weight distributions can significantly affect the properties
of polymeric materials and thus are key parameters to control. This mini-review aims to …

This review encompasses the fundamentals of kinetics of atom transfer radical
polymerization (ATRP). ATRP is a versatile reversible-deactivation radical polymerization …

Breadth in the molecular weight distribution is an inherent feature of synthetic polymer
systems. While in the past this was typically considered as an unavoidable consequence of …

Grafting polymers to nanoparticle surfaces influences properties from the conformation of the
polymer chains to the dispersion and assembly of nanoparticles within a polymeric material …

The exclusive location of compatibilizers at the interface of immiscible binary polymer blends
to bridge the neighboring phases is the most important issue for fabricating desirable …

Thermoresponsive nanoparticles (NPs) represent an important hybrid material comprising
functional NPs with temperature‐sensitive polymer ligands. Strikingly, significant …