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 …

Surface-initiated polymer brushes in the biomedical field: applications in membrane science, biosensing, cell culture, regenerative medicine and antibacterial coatings

M Krishnamoorthy, S Hakobyan, M Ramstedt… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
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 …

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 …

Surface-initiated polymerization as an enabling tool for multifunctional (nano-) engineered hybrid materials

CM Hui, J Pietrasik, M Schmitt, C Mahoney… - Chemistry of …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) has become an
indispensable tool for engineering the structure and properties of polymer/inorganic and …

Practical use of polymer brushes in sustainable energy applications: interfacial nanoarchitectonics for high-efficiency devices

JM Giussi, ML Cortez, WA Marmisollé… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The discovery and development of novel approaches, materials and manufacturing
processes in the field of energy are compelling increasing recognition as a major challenge …

Stimulus-responsive polymer brushes on surfaces: Transduction mechanisms and applications

T Chen, R Ferris, J Zhang, R Ducker… - Progress in Polymer …, 2010 - Elsevier
Stimulus-responsive polymer brushes (SRPBs) exhibit a change in conformation and
structure, often accompanied by a noticeable change in surface energy, due to an external …

Redox-electrodes for selective electrochemical separations

X Su, TA Hatton - Advances in Colloid and interface Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Redox-active materials hold great promise as platforms for selective liquid-phase
separations. In contrast to capacitive electrodes that rely purely on double-layer charge for …

Applications of surface-grafted macromolecules derived from post-polymerization modification reactions

CJ Galvin, J Genzer - Progress in Polymer Science, 2012 - Elsevier
The formation of functional polymers by implementing small-molecule organic chemistry
reactions to homopolymers has attracted great attention lately due to an increasing number …

Chemical Gating with Nanostructured Responsive Polymer Brushes: Mixed Brush versus Homopolymer Brush

M Motornov, R Sheparovych, E Katz, S Minko - Acs Nano, 2008 - ACS Publications
In this report, we describe a novel approach to create an electrochemical gating system
using mixed polymer brushes grafted to an electrode surface, and we explore the switchable …