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 …

Light-driven phenomena both in living systems and nonliving materials have enabled truly
fascinating and incredible dynamic architectures with terrific forms and functions. Recently …

Polymer Brushes via Surface-Initiated Controlled Radical Polymerization: Synthesis,
Characterization, Properties, and Applications | Chemical Reviews ACS ACS Publications C&EN …

The history of human civilization is accompanied by the development of novel materials,
from the period of natural stone, the bronze and iron age, to the modern times of synthetic …

Surface-confined macromolecules known as polymer brushes are being increasing applied
to a variety of areas. As more information is gained on the molecular structure of polymer …

The photoalignment of liquid crystalline materials has been studied extensively over the past
two and a half decades and has recently become of technological importance in the liquid …

Alignment methods of nematic liquid crystals (LCs) by surface photoreactions on substrate
surfaces were initially proposed around 1990, and the photoalignment technology of …

Molecular and macromolecular assemblies have good “chemistry” with light. In the research
of photochromic molecules and systems, the number of papers in the most recent 10 years …

Recent progress in research of light-promoted surface morphing on polymer materials is
reviewed. Photoinduced mass transport motions in azobenzene polymers leading to surface …

The immense potential of light responsive polymer materials toward technological
applications in photonics, mechanics and micro-fabrication has been attracting increasing …