For several decades, high-density, end-tethered polymers, forming so-called polymer
brushes, have inspired scientists to understand their properties and to translate them to …

High-density, end-anchored macromolecules that form so-called polymer brushes are
popular components of bio-inspired surface coatings. In a bio-mimetic approach, they have …

Polymer brush surfaces that alter their physical properties in response to chemical stimuli
have the capacity to be used as new surface‐based sensing materials. For such surfaces …

Polymer brushes, consisting of densely end-tethered polymers to a surface, can exhibit rapid
and sharp conformational transitions due to specific stimuli, which offer intriguing …

Intense electromagnetic (EM) hot-spots arising at the junctions or gaps in plasmonic
nanoparticle assemblies can drive ultrahigh sensitivity in molecular detection by surface …

Tunability is essential for unlocking a range of practical applications of high‐efficiency
metasurface‐based nanophotonic devices and systems. Increased research efforts in this …

Time‐of‐flight neutron reflectometry (ToF‐NR) performed under different relative humidity
conditions demonstrates that polymer brushes constituted by hydrophilic, cyclic …

Dynamic color-changing nanomaterials have been widely investigated for applications in
fields like optical sensors, wearable activity monitors, smart electronic devices, and …

Phenolphthalein-based cardo poly (ether ether ketone)(PEEKWC)/polyethyleneimine (PEI)
crosslinking membranes were prepared by solution casting followed by solution reaction at …

Structural coloration generates colors by the interaction between incident light and micro-or
nano-scale structures. It has received tremendous interest for decades, due to advantages …