Surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization: state-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges in surface and interface engineering with polymer brushes
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 …
CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical …
Advancing antimicrobial strategies for managing oral biofilm infections
Y Jiao, FR Tay, L Niu, J Chen - International journal of oral science, 2019 - nature.com
Effective control of oral biofilm infectious diseases represents a major global challenge.
Microorganisms in biofilms exhibit increased drug tolerance compared with planktonic cells …
Microorganisms in biofilms exhibit increased drug tolerance compared with planktonic cells …
Smart antibacterial surfaces with switchable bacteria-killing and bacteria-releasing capabilities
The attachment and subsequent colonization of bacteria on the surfaces of synthetic
materials and devices lead to serious problems in both human healthcare and industrial …
materials and devices lead to serious problems in both human healthcare and industrial …
Biomimetic porous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
Increased use of reconstruction procedures in orthopedics, due to trauma, tumor, deformity,
degeneration and an aging population, has caused a blossom, not only in surgical …
degeneration and an aging population, has caused a blossom, not only in surgical …
Macromolecular engineering by atom transfer radical polymerization
K Matyjaszewski, NV Tsarevsky - Journal of the American …, 2014 - ACS Publications
This Perspective presents recent advances in macromolecular engineering enabled by
ATRP. They include the fundamental mechanistic and synthetic features of ATRP with …
ATRP. They include the fundamental mechanistic and synthetic features of ATRP with …
[HTML][HTML] Copper-mediated living radical polymerization (atom transfer radical polymerization and copper (0) mediated polymerization): from fundamentals to …
The discovery of the first “living” radical polymerization by Otsu and co-workers (1) in 1982
heralded the start of a very exciting time for polymer chemists. Since then, a plethora of living …
heralded the start of a very exciting time for polymer chemists. Since then, a plethora of living …
Surface-initiated polymer brushes in the biomedical field: applications in membrane science, biosensing, cell culture, regenerative medicine and antibacterial coatings
M Krishnamoorthy, S Hakobyan, M Ramstedt… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Understanding and controlling interfaces has proven to be key to a very wide range of
applications, from optical and electronic materials 1, 2 to energy storage and production, 3 …
applications, from optical and electronic materials 1, 2 to energy storage and production, 3 …
Polymeric materials with antimicrobial activity
A Muñoz-Bonilla, M Fernández-García - Progress in Polymer Science, 2012 - Elsevier
This article describes the state of the art in the field of antimicrobial polymeric systems during
the last decade. Keeping in mind the multitude of existing systems, a classification of the …
the last decade. Keeping in mind the multitude of existing systems, a classification of the …
Polymer brush coatings for combating marine biofouling
A variety of functional polymer brushes and coatings have been developed for combating
marine biofouling and biocorrosion with much less environmental impact than traditional …
marine biofouling and biocorrosion with much less environmental impact than traditional …