The manipulation of a polymer's properties without altering its chemical composition is a
major challenge in polymer chemistry, materials science and engineering. Although …

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 have become a significant focus of polymer research with the need for
straightforward and versatile surface modification. With the development of controlled radical …

Attaining thermodynamic stability of colloids in a broad range of concentrations has long
been a major thrust in the field of colloidal ligand-capped semiconductor nanocrystals …

Recent progress in surface-initiated polymerization enables the deliberate polymer
modification of nanoscopic surfaces with high levels of precision. This has given rise to the …

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 …

Tethered polymer chains refers to macromolecular chains that are attached into
microstructures by their ends. Highly branched polymers, polymer micelles and end-grafted …

In this era of portability and rapid technological advances, polymers are more than ever
under pressure to be cheap and offer tailored property profiles. Often, the key lies in …

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 …

Block copolymers consist of two or more chemically distinct polymers that are covalently
bound. These materials self-assemble into fascinating mesostructures with features on the …