Cell adhesion is a basic requirement for anchorage-dependent cells to survive on the matrix.
It is the first step in a series of cell activities, such as cell diffusion, migration, proliferation …

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 …

Understanding and controlling interfaces has proven to be key to a very wide range of
applications, from optical and electronic materials 1, 2 to energy storage and production, 3 …

Coatings for corrosion protection of metallic substrates such as steel, iron, magnesium, and
aluminium, and their alloys have attracted tremendous interest in the offshore industry …

To ensure long-term consistent neural recordings, next-generation intracortical
microelectrodes are being developed with an increased emphasis on reducing the neuro …

Surface-grafting polymer brushes (SPB), which are used in a versatile technique to easily
realize surface modifications, can be commonly used to change the inherent surface …

In order to colonize abiotic surfaces, bacteria and fungi undergo a profound change in their
biology to form biofilms: communities of microbes embedded into a matrix of secreted …

We describe here the advantages of oligo (ethylene glycol)‐based (co) polymers for
preparing thermoresponsive materials as diverse as polymer‐enzyme bio‐hybrids …

Despite many synthetic biomaterials having physical properties that are comparable or even
superior to those of natural body tissues, they frequently fail due to the adverse physiological …

Advanced bioceramics have played integral roles in treatment modalities for damaged or
diseased human joints and osseous defects. This paper reviews the uses and properties of …