Responsive polymer brushes are a category of polymer brushes that are capable of
conformational and chemical changes in response to external stimuli. They offer unique …

Highlights•Zwitterionic brush with anti-polyelectrolyte property enables some intrinsic built-in
functions.•A unique role of anti-polyelectrolyte in different applications is …

Nanopores exhibit a set of interesting transport properties that stem from interactions of the
passing ions and molecules with the pore walls. Nanopores are used, for example, as ionic …

The article presents a step-by-step protocol, designed on the basis of principles of green
chemistry, for the synthesis of polymer brushes with complex structure via surface-initiated …

Nanochannels with controllable gating behavior are attractive features in a wide range of
nanofluidic applications including viral detection, particle sorting, and flow regulation. Here …

We report for the first time that the protonation behavior of weak polyelectrolyte brushes
depends very strongly on ionic strength. The p K a changes by one pH step per order of …

The ionic effects on synthetic polymers have attracted extensive attention due to the crucial
role of ions in the determination of the properties of synthetic polymers. This review places …

Oppositely charged polyelectrolytes often form polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) due to the
association through electrostatic interactions. Obtaining PECs using natural, biocompatible …

Previous studies suggest that the coagulation mechanisms in wastewater and sludge
treatment are the same. However, this study found that changes of COD in wastewater and …

In the 1980s, Helmuth Möhwald studied lipid monolayers at the air/water interface to
understand the thermodynamically characterized phases at the molecular level. In …