Recent developments and practical feasibility of polymer‐based antifouling coatings
While nature has optimized its antifouling strategies over millions of years, synthetic
antifouling coatings have not yet reached technological maturity. For an antifouling coating …
antifouling coatings have not yet reached technological maturity. For an antifouling coating …
Bioinspired dopamine and zwitterionic polymers for non-fouling surface engineering
Biofouling is a serious problem in the medical, marine, and all other industrial fields as it
poses significant health risks and financial losses. Therefore, there is a great demand for …
poses significant health risks and financial losses. Therefore, there is a great demand for …
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 …
Polymer brushes: Synthesis, characterization, properties and applications
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 …
by one chain end to a solid interface. The bulk and solution properties of these highly …
Antifouling membranes for sustainable water purification: strategies and mechanisms
R Zhang, Y Liu, M He, Y Su, X Zhao… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
One of the greatest challenges to the sustainability of modern society is an inadequate
supply of clean water. Due to its energy-saving and cost-effective features, membrane …
supply of clean water. Due to its energy-saving and cost-effective features, membrane …
Antifouling strategies for electrochemical biosensing: mechanisms and performance toward point of care based diagnostic applications
Although there exist numerous established laboratory-based technologies for sample
diagnostics and analyte detection, many medical and forensic science applications require …
diagnostics and analyte detection, many medical and forensic science applications require …
Zwitterionic materials for antifouling membrane surface construction
M He, K Gao, L Zhou, Z Jiao, M Wu, J Cao, X You… - Acta biomaterialia, 2016 - Elsevier
Membrane separation processes are often perplexed by severe and ubiquitous membrane
fouling. Zwitterionic materials, keeping electric neutrality with equivalent positive and …
fouling. Zwitterionic materials, keeping electric neutrality with equivalent positive and …
Synthesis, assembly, and applications of hybrid nanostructures for biosensing
The robust, sensitive, and selective detection of targeted biomolecules in their native
environment by prospective nanostructures holds much promise for real-time, accurate, and …
environment by prospective nanostructures holds much promise for real-time, accurate, and …
[HTML][HTML] Copper-mediated living radical polymerization (atom transfer radical polymerization and copper (0) mediated polymerization): from fundamentals to …
The discovery of the first “living” radical polymerization by Otsu and co-workers (1) in 1982
heralded the start of a very exciting time for polymer chemists. Since then, a plethora of living …
heralded the start of a very exciting time for polymer chemists. Since then, a plethora of living …
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 …
applications, from optical and electronic materials 1, 2 to energy storage and production, 3 …