In this review, we describe the latest advances in synthesis, characterization, and
applications of polymer brushes. Synthetic advances towards well-defined polymer brushes …

The precise design of polymers with well-defined end functionality has received great
interest for synthesizing polymeric materials with advanced or distinctive properties. In the …

The self-assembly of block copolymers to generate nanopatterns is of great interest as an
inexpensive approach to sub-20 nm lithography. Compared to thermal annealing, solvent …

Hydroxyl-terminated P (Sr-MMA) random copolymers (RCPs) with molecular weights (M n)
from 1700 to 69000 and a styrene unit fraction of approximately 61% were grafted onto a …

Hydraulic fracturing is a process that enhances the production of hydrocarbon using fracking
fluids in the presence of proppant (sand or man-made), causing the unconventional oil and …

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are versatile materials used for intercalating bioactive
molecules in the fields of pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and cosmetics, with the purpose of …

The self-assembly of asymmetric polystyrene-b-poly (methyl methacrylate)(PS-b-PMMA)
block copolymer based nanoporous thin films over a broad range of molar mass (M n) …

Herein, we report mechanically reinforced dual-coated sand proppants for hydraulic
fracturing operations. The dual-coated sand proppants were prepared by sequential surface …

We report the synthesis and structural studies of ZnS and CdS nanoparticles in
polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA), and poly (methyl …

The pattern coarsening dynamics in symmetric polystyrene-b-polymethylmethacrylate (PS-b-
PMMA) block copolymer thin films under conventional thermal treatments is extremely slow …