Noncovalent interactions, which usually feature tunable strength, reversibility, and
environmental adaptability, have been recognized as driving forces in a variety of biological …

Fast, high-resolution, non-destructive and quantitative characterization methods are needed
to develop materials with tailored properties at the nanoscale or to understand the …

The field of organic electronics has profited from the discovery of new conjugated
semiconducting polymers that have molecular backbones which exhibit resilience to …

Over the past several decades, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has advanced from a
technique used primarily for surface topography imaging to one capable of characterizing a …

Exposure to cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), and nickel (Ni) occurs often via skin contact and
from different dental and orthopedic implants. The metal ions bind to proteins, which may …

Mucins are multifunctional glycosylated proteins that are increasingly investigated as
building blocks of novel biomaterials. An attractive feature is their ability to modulate the …

Organic semiconducting polymers have attractive electronic, optical, and mechanical
properties that make them materials of choice for large area flexible electronic devices. In …

Corrosion protection is commonly achieved by applying a thin polymer coating on the metal
surface. Many studies have been devoted to local events occurring at the metal surface …

Poly-NIPAm microgel particles with two different cross-linking densities were prepared with
the classical batch polymerization process. These particles were adsorbed onto modified …

Understanding the interaction between nanoparticles and the matrix and the properties of
interphase is crucial to predict the macroscopic properties of a nanocomposite system. Here …