Surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization: state-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges in surface and interface engineering with polymer brushes
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 …
CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical …
Nanoscale forces and their uses in self‐assembly
The focus of nanoscience and nanotechnology is gradually shifting from the synthesis of
individual components to their assembly into larger systems and nanostructured materials …
individual components to their assembly into larger systems and nanostructured materials …
50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymer Brushes: Novel Surfaces for Future Materials
Polymer brushes have become a significant focus of polymer research with the need for
straightforward and versatile surface modification. With the development of controlled radical …
straightforward and versatile surface modification. With the development of controlled radical …
Polymer brushes
ST Milner - Science, 1991 - science.org
Polymers attached by one end to an interface at relatively high coverage stretch away from
the interface to avoid overlapping, forming a polymer" brush." This simple picture may serve …
the interface to avoid overlapping, forming a polymer" brush." This simple picture may serve …
DNA-guided crystallization of colloidal nanoparticles
Many nanometre-sized building blocks will readily assemble into macroscopic structures. If
the process is accompanied by effective control over the interactions between the blocks …
the process is accompanied by effective control over the interactions between the blocks …
Surface-initiated polymerization as an enabling tool for multifunctional (nano-) engineered hybrid materials
Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) has become an
indispensable tool for engineering the structure and properties of polymer/inorganic and …
indispensable tool for engineering the structure and properties of polymer/inorganic and …
Tethered chains in polymer microstructures
Tethered polymer chains refers to macromolecular chains that are attached into
microstructures by their ends. Highly branched polymers, polymer micelles and end-grafted …
microstructures by their ends. Highly branched polymers, polymer micelles and end-grafted …
Neutral and charged polymers at interfaces
RR Netz, D Andelman - Physics reports, 2003 - Elsevier
Chain-like macromolecules (polymers) show characteristic adsorption properties due to their
flexibility and internal degrees of freedom, when attracted to surfaces and interfaces. In this …
flexibility and internal degrees of freedom, when attracted to surfaces and interfaces. In this …
The" stealth" liposome: a prototypical biomaterial
DD Lasic, D Needham - Chemical reviews, 1995 - ACS Publications
The "Stealth" Liposome: A Prototypical Biomaterial Page 1 CHEMOL REVEWS Volume 95,
Number 8 December 1995 The “Stealth” Liposome: A Prototypical Biomaterial Danilo D …
Number 8 December 1995 The “Stealth” Liposome: A Prototypical Biomaterial Danilo D …
Coil-globule type transitions in polymers. 1. Collapse of layers of grafted polymer chains
The mean-field analytical theorydescribing the conformational transition related to the
collapse of thelayers of polymerchains grafted onto the impermeable surfaces of different …
collapse of thelayers of polymerchains grafted onto the impermeable surfaces of different …