Recent decades have witnessed abundant research on surface modifications to hierarchical
polymer brushes for multiple biomedical applications. The rational design and spatial …

Biofouling is a major issue in the field of nanomedicine and consists of the spontaneous and
unwanted adsorption of biomolecules on engineered surfaces. In a biological context and …

Polymer brushes have been theoretically described, their behavior under diverse conditions
has been modeled, and their preparation via surface-initiated polymerizations (SIPs) has …

In the lung, the airway epithelium produces secreted and tethered mucin biopolymers to
form a mucus hydrogel layer and a surface-attached polymer brush layer. These layers work …

The development of shampoo and cleansing formulations in cosmetics is at a crossroads
due to consumer demands for better performing, more natural products and also the strong …

Controlling (bio-) adhesion and friction is essential in many bio-medical and industrial
applications. Such control can be achieved using stimulus responsive polymers. Coatings …

Poly (acrylamide-co-acrylic acid)(P (AAm-co-AA)) hydrogels are highly tunable and pH-
responsive materials frequently used in biomedical applications. The swelling behavior and …

Despite the widespread use of polymers for antifouling coatings, the effect of the polymeric
topology on the antifouling property has been largely underexplored. Unlike conventional …

In contrast to fabricating polymer brushes using conventional grafting-to and grafting-from
techniques, we fabricated polymer brushes using a novel concept. This novel concept …

Artificial cartilages build up a highly lubricious system with the harmony of
biomacromolecules and water. Bioconjugate thin films composed of a zwitterionic poly …