Surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization: state-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges in surface and interface engineering with polymer brushes

JO Zoppe, NC Ataman, P Mocny, J Wang… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
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 …

Polymer brushes: Synthesis, characterization, properties and applications

AM Bhayo, Y Yang, X He - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Polymer brushes via surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization: synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications

R Barbey, L Lavanant, D Paripovic, N Schuwer… - Chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Polymer Brushes via Surface-Initiated Controlled Radical Polymerization: Synthesis,
Characterization, Properties, and Applications | Chemical Reviews ACS ACS Publications C&EN …

Reversibly switchable wettability

B Xin, J Hao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review outlines the current state-of-the-art research on the reversibly switchable
wettability of surface brought about by external stimuli and the exchange of counterions …

Adhesion and mechanical properties of PNIPAM microgel films and their potential use as switchable cell culture substrates

S Schmidt, M Zeiser, T Hellweg… - Advanced Functional …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Thermoresponsive poly (N‐isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) microgel films are
shown to allow controlled detachment of adsorbed cells via temperature stimuli. Cell …

Polymer surface with graft chains

K Kato, E Uchida, ET Kang, Y Uyama… - Progress in Polymer …, 2003 - Elsevier
Polymer surface modification has been a significant issue over two decades in many fields
of application. Among modification techniques developed to date, surface grafting has …

Stimuli-responsive interfaces and systems for the control of protein–surface and cell–surface interactions

MA Cole, NH Voelcker, H Thissen, HJ Griesser - Biomaterials, 2009 - Elsevier
Real-time control over and reversibility of biomolecule–surface interactions at interfaces is
an increasingly important goal for a range of scientific fields and applications. The field of …

PNIPAM chain collapse depends on the molecular weight and grafting density

KN Plunkett, X Zhu, JS Moore, DE Leckband - Langmuir, 2006 - ACS Publications
This study demonstrates that the thermally induced collapse of end-grafted poly (N-
isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) above the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of 32° C …

Programmed adsorption and release of proteins in a microfluidic device

DL Huber, RP Manginell, MA Samara, BI Kim… - Science, 2003 - science.org
A microfluidic device has been developed that can adsorb proteins from solution, hold them
with negligible denaturation, and release them on command. The active element in the …

Adaptive and responsive surfaces through controlled reorganization of interfacial polymer layers

I Luzinov, S Minko, VV Tsukruk - Progress in Polymer Science, 2004 - Elsevier
The present manuscript offers an overview of the current state of affairs within the research
field of adaptive and environmentally sensitive polymer surfaces designed to respond to …