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 …

Design and preparation of porous polymers

D Wu, F Xu, B Sun, R Fu, H He… - Chemical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Porosity can be viewed as a profound concept that helps us to understand nature and create
advanced structures. There are some interesting examples in nature, such as hollow …

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 …

Polymer brushes here, there, and everywhere: Recent advances in their practical applications and emerging opportunities in multiple research fields

O Azzaroni - Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Bottom‐up surface processing with well‐defined polymeric structures becomes increasingly
important in many current technologies. Polymer brushes, that is, assemblies of …

Current rectification in temperature‐responsive single nanopores

W Guo, H Xia, F Xia, X Hou, L Cao, L Wang… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Herein we demonstrate a fully abiotic smart single‐nanopore device that rectifies ionic
current in response to the temperature. The temperature‐responsive nanopore ionic rectifier …

Pushing the limits of nanopore transport performance by polymer functionalization

R Pardehkhorram, A Andrieu-Brunsen - Chemical Communications, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Inspired by the design and performance of biological pores, polymer functionalization of
nanopores has emerged as an evolving field to advance transport performance within the …

Controlling and expanding the selectivity of filtration membranes

I Sadeghi, P Kaner, A Asatekin - Chemistry of Materials, 2018 - ACS Publications
Chemical separations account for about 50% of costs and energy use associated with
chemical and petrochemical manufacturing, corresponding to about 10% of all energy use in …

Selective transport through membranes with charged nanochannels formed by scalable self-assembly of random copolymer micelles

I Sadeghi, J Kronenberg, A Asatekin - ACS nano, 2018 - ACS Publications
Membranes that can separate compounds based on molecular properties can revolutionize
the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. This study reports membranes capable of …

Grafting monodisperse polymer chains from concave surfaces of ordered mesoporous silicas

M Kruk, B Dufour, EB Celer, T Kowalewski… - …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) was used to graft uniform
layers of polyacrylonitrile (PAN), poly (2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate), and …

High-temperature gating of solid-state nanopores with thermo-responsive macromolecular nanoactuators in ionic liquids.

Y Zhou, W Guo, J Cheng, Y Liu, J Li… - … (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2012 - europepmc.org
Stimuli-responsive nanofluidic systems in room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs). The
nanofluidic device can withstand high temperatures up to 200 C, in which conventional …