Stimuli responsiveness has long been a fascinating feature of smart material design.
Polydopamine (PDA), a nature inspired polymeric pigment, exhibits excellent photo …

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 …

After more than four billion years of evolution, nature has created a large number of
fascinating living organisms, which show numerous peculiar structures and wonderful …

The observation and investigation of phenomena in the natural world can inspire the
discovery of new materials and a greater understanding of the underlying physical …

We describe a simple yet extremely versatile and generalized surface polymer modification
approach based on a surface initiated polymerization from a polydopamine (PDA) layer …

Novel multi‐stimuli‐responsive microcapsules with adjustable controlled‐release
characteristics are prepared by a microfluidic technique. The proposed microcapsules are …

A composite nanocarrier system integrating the porous structure of mesoporous silica
nanoparticles (MSNs) and the adhesive property of polydopamine (PDA) for loading and …

The success of polymer coatings for biomedical applications is undeniable. Among the very
successful examples are poly (dopamine)(PDA) films due to their simplicity in deposition …

Multi-stimuli responsive polymer microcapsules are attracting much interest owing to their
multiple and tunable functionalities, but it still remains a great challenge to develop facile …

A facile and efficient mussel-like inspired modification method was developed to improve the
interfacial adhesion of aramid fibers/rubber composites. The surfaces of aramid fibers were …