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 …

Nanoparticle assembly offers a versatile tool for constructing new structural materials with
emergent or collective properties beyond individual nanoparticles. The achievement of …

Recent decades have witnessed abundant research on surface modifications to hierarchical
polymer brushes for multiple biomedical applications. The rational design and spatial …

We report a high-throughput method for producing surface-tethered polymeric brushes on
glass substrates via surface-initiated photoinduced electron transfer-reversible addition …

Bacterial infections and multiple encrustations are life‐threatening complications in patients
implanted with urological devices. Limited by time‐consuming procedures and substrate …

The fabrication of multifunctional, thermoresponsive platforms for regenerative medicine
based on polymers that can be easily functionalized is one of the most important challenges …

Grafting of polymer brush (assembly of polymer chains tethered to the substrate by one end)
is emerging as one of the most viable approach to alter the surface of inorganic …

Polymer brushes have received great attention in recent years due to their distinctive
properties and wide range of applications. The synthesis of polymer brushes typically …

Surface-tethered hierarchical polymer brushes find wide applications in the development of
antibacterial surfaces due to the well-defined spatial distribution and the separate but …

A critical review on the synthesis, characterization, and modeling of polymer grafting is
presented. Although the motivation stemmed from grafting synthetic polymers onto …