The great success of controlled radical polymerizations has encouraged researchers to
develop more facile and robust approaches for surface‐initiated polymerizations (SIPs) to …

Polymer brushes have received great attention in recent years due to their distinctive
properties and wide range of applications. The synthesis of polymer brushes typically …

Surface anchored polymer brushes prepared by surface-initiated controlled radical
polymerization (SI-CRP) have raised considerable interest in biomaterials and …

We use particle-based, coarse-grained simulations to study the influence of divalent
counterions on a weak polyelectrolyte brush. Our simulations show a profound influence of …

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) modification of materials has been identified to mitigate the
challenge of biofouling. However, the practical application of PEGylation has been …

In this study, we present a thermoresponsive thin hydrogel layer based on poly (N-
isopropylacrylamide), functionalized with β-cyclodextrin groups (p (NIPA-βCD)), as a novel …

The possibility to detect and analyze single or few biological molecules is very important for
understanding interactions and reaction mechanisms. Ideally, the molecules should be …

An effective strategy to construct low fouling electrochemical biosensors for assaying serum
biomarkers was proposed based on specially designed α-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib) …

The development of controlled “Smart” drug release systems is one of the leading directions
of modern biomedicine. Electrochemically triggered payload release has a number of …

Weak polyelectrolyte brushes are a promising platform for the selective capture and release
of charged proteins from bulk solutions. Despite their potential for creating smart responsive …