Surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization: state-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges in surface and interface engineering with polymer brushes

JO Zoppe, NC Ataman, P Mocny, J Wang… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
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 …

Evolution of functional nanochannel membranes

ML Liu, CX Zhang, MJ Tang, SP Sun, W Xing… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Small molecules and ions pass through molecular separation membranes with channels at
the nanometer scale. These nanochannel membranes are playing an increasingly important …

Polymer brushes here, there, and everywhere: Recent advances in their practical applications and emerging opportunities in multiple research fields

O Azzaroni - Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Bottom‐up surface processing with well‐defined polymeric structures becomes increasingly
important in many current technologies. Polymer brushes, that is, assemblies of …

Polymeric pH-sensitive membranes—A review

C Zhao, S Nie, M Tang, S Sun - Progress in Polymer Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Significant progress has been achieved in recent years in the field of pH-sensitive
membranes. In many cases, pH-sensitive membranes are systems for which the flux …

Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP): A versatile and forceful tool for functional membranes

J Ran, L Wu, Z Zhang, T Xu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2014 - Elsevier
The progress in atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) provides an effective means for
the design and preparation of functional membranes. Polymeric membranes with different …

Surface functionalization of biomaterials by radical polymerization

T Zhou, Y Zhu, X Li, X Liu, KWK Yeung, S Wu… - Progress in Materials …, 2016 - Elsevier
One effective strategy in the field of biomaterials is to develop biomimetic interfaces to
modulate the cell behavior and promote tissue regeneration and surface modification is the …

Pushing the limits of nanopore transport performance by polymer functionalization

R Pardehkhorram, A Andrieu-Brunsen - Chemical Communications, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Inspired by the design and performance of biological pores, polymer functionalization of
nanopores has emerged as an evolving field to advance transport performance within the …

Controlling and expanding the selectivity of filtration membranes

I Sadeghi, P Kaner, A Asatekin - Chemistry of Materials, 2018 - ACS Publications
Chemical separations account for about 50% of costs and energy use associated with
chemical and petrochemical manufacturing, corresponding to about 10% of all energy use in …

pH-Responsive Membranes from Self-Assembly of Poly (2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) Brush Silica Nanoparticles

Y Eygeris, N Ulery, I Zharov - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
We have prepared novel pH-responsive nanoporous membranes by the self-assembly of
silica nanoparticles carrying poly (2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate)(PDMAEMA) …

Intelligent environmental nanomaterials

J Chang, L Zhang, P Wang - Environmental Science: Nano, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the inherent complexity of environmental problems, especially water and air
pollution, single-function environmental nanomaterials used in conventional and …