Adhesion of noncovalent complexes formed between complementary polymers bearing
functional groups capable of hydrogen bonding or ionic interactions is reviewed. The …

Inspired by the catechol and amine-rich adhesive proteins of mussels, polydopamine (pDA)
has become one of the most widely employed methods for functionalizing material surfaces …

Polyelectrolyte complexes (PEC) are formed by mixing the solutions of oppositely charged
polyelectrolytes, which were hitherto deemed “impossible” to process, since they are …

Substrate–film interfacial properties play a fundamental role in the adhesion of glassy
polymer thin films onto supporting substrates. Utilizing steered molecular dynamics (SMD) …

Single‐molecule force spectroscopy is a powerful technique for addressing single
molecules. Unseen structures and dynamics of molecules have been elucidated using force …

The effect of brush thickness on the loading of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) within stimuli-
responsive poly-(N, N-(dimethylamino ethyl) methacrylate)(PDMAEMA) polyelectrolyte …

In the presence of an electric field, bipolar membranes (BPMs) are capable of initiating water
disassociation (WD) within the interfacial region, which can make water splitting for …

Hypothesis Despite the widespread industrial usage of erucamide as a slip additive to
modify polymer surface properties, a controversy appears to have persisted regarding the …

Successful layer-by-layer (LbL) growth of short chain (∼ 30 repeat units per chain) poly
(sodium styrene sulfonate)(PSS)–poly (diallyl dimethylammonium chloride)(PDADMAC) …

Several applications require strong noncovalent adhesion of polymers to substrates. Graft
and branched polymers have proven superior to linear polymers, but the molecular …