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 …

In this review, we summarize recent theoretical and computational developments in the field
of smart responsive materials, together with complementary experimental data. A material is …

Underwater labeling under complicated conditions is challenging for modern adhesive
materials. In this work, a series of supramolecular polymer adhesives were successfully …

Microgels are complex macromolecules. These colloid-sized polymer networks possess
internal degrees of freedom and, depending on the polymer (s) they are made of, can …

Controlling (bio-) adhesion and friction is essential in many bio-medical and industrial
applications. Such control can be achieved using stimulus responsive polymers. Coatings …

Polymeric materials are ubiquitous in our everyday life, where they find a broad range of
uses—spanning across common household items to advanced materials for modern …

Most of the artwork and cultural heritage objects are stored in museums under conditions
that are difficult to monitor. While advanced technologies aim to control and prevent the …

While polymer brushes in contact with liquids have been researched intensively, the
characteristics of brushes in equilibrium with vapors have been largely unexplored, despite …

Solvents are fundamentally essential for the synthesis and processing of soft materials.
Supramolecular polymers (SPs), an emerging class of soft materials, are usually stable in …

Polymer brushes can absorb vapors from the surrounding atmosphere, which is relevant for
many applications such as in sensing and separation technologies. In this article, we report …