Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) has gradually become the mainstream material for preparing
orthopedic implants due to its similar elastic modulus to human bone, high strength …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Polymer Brushes via Surface-Initiated Controlled Radical Polymerization: Synthesis,
Characterization, Properties, and Applications | Chemical Reviews ACS ACS Publications C&EN …

Titanium (Ti) implants are widely used clinically but post-operation infection remains one of
the most common and serious complications. A surface boasting long-term antibacterial …

Bacterial colonization on implant surfaces and subsequent infections are one of the most
common reasons for the failure of many indwelling devices. Several approaches including …

Nanosilver is regarded as a new generation of antibacterial agents and has great potential
to be utilized in antibacterial surface coatings for medical devices, food package and …

There are two major approaches to prevent the microbial colonization and biofilm formation
on a surface. The active approach is to “attack”, by killing bacteria with a wide range of …

Abstract β-type titanium alloys have attracted much attention as implant materials because of
their low elastic modulus and high strength, which is closer to human bones and can avoid …