Force measurements with the atomic force microscope: Technique, interpretation and applications

HJ Butt, B Cappella, M Kappl - Surface science reports, 2005 - Elsevier
The atomic force microscope (AFM) is not only a tool to image the topography of solid
surfaces at high resolution. It can also be used to measure force-versus-distance curves …

Single molecule mechanochemistry of macromolecules

W Zhang, X Zhang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2003 - Elsevier
Single molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) allows investigation of intramolecular or
intermolecular interactions of macromolecules, thus potentially opening a new horizon for …

[图书][B] Polymer brushes: synthesis, characterization and applications

RC Advincula, WJ Brittain, KC Caster, J Rühe - 2006 - books.google.com
Materials scientists, polymer chemists, surface physicists and materials engineers will find
this book a complete and detailed treatise on the field of polymer brushes, their synthesis …

Opportunities, challenges, and pitfalls in making, characterizing, and understanding polymer brushes

CW Pester, HA Klok, EM Benetti - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer brushes have been theoretically described, their behavior under diverse conditions
has been modeled, and their preparation via surface-initiated polymerizations (SIPs) has …

Using the adhesive interaction between atomic force microscopy tips and polymer surfaces to measure the elastic modulus of compliant samples

Y Sun, B Akhremitchev, GC Walker - Langmuir, 2004 - ACS Publications
An atomic force microscope (AFM) method for measuring surface elasticity based on the
adhesive interactions between an AFM tip and sample surfaces is introduced. The method is …

A statistical mechanics framework for polymer chain scission, based on the concepts of distorted bond potential and asymptotic matching

J Mulderrig, B Talamini, N Bouklas - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics …, 2023 - Elsevier
To design increasingly tough, resilient, and fatigue-resistant elastomers and hydrogels, the
relationship between controllable network parameters at the molecular level (bond type, non …

Interrogation of single synthetic polymer chains and polysaccharides by AFM‐based force spectroscopy

MI Giannotti, GJ Vancso - ChemPhysChem, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
This contribution reviews selected mechanical experiments on individual flexible
macromolecules using single‐molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) based on atomic force …

Microstructure and thermo-responsive behavior of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) brushes grafted in nanopores of track-etched membranes

H Alem, AS Duwez, P Lussis, P Lipnik… - Journal of Membrane …, 2008 - Elsevier
We report on the surface-initiated polymerization by aqueous free radical polymerization
(FRP) and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) …

Polymer Brushes by Living Anionic Surface Initiated Polymerization on Flat Silicon (SiOx) and Gold Surfaces:  Homopolymers and Block Copolymers

R Advincula, Q Zhou, M Park, S Wang, J Mays… - Langmuir, 2002 - ACS Publications
The formation of homopolymer and block copolymer brushes grafted from Au and Si (SiO x)
surfaces via living anionic surface-initiated polymerization (LASIP) is described. The initiator …

Surface initiated polymerization from nanoparticle surfaces

RC Advincula - Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
The synthesis, characterization, and development of new nanoparticle materials have both
scientific and technological significance. Surface initiated polymerization (SIP) from …