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 …

This Review covers the recent developments (2005–2015) in the design, synthesis,
characterization, and application of thermotropic ionic liquid crystals. It was designed to give …

Mechanochemical transduction enables an extraordinary range of physiological processes
such as the sense of touch, hearing, balance, muscle contraction, and the growth and …

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Engineering applications of synthetic polymers are widespread due to their availability,
processability, low density, and diversity of mechanical properties (Figure 1a). Despite their …

Bottom‐up surface processing with well‐defined polymeric structures becomes increasingly
important in many current technologies. Polymer brushes, that is, assemblies of …

Solid‐state nanopores are fascinating objects that enable the development of specific and
efficient chemical and biological sensors, as well as the investigation of the physicochemical …

Stimulus-responsive polymer brushes (SRPBs) exhibit a change in conformation and
structure, often accompanied by a noticeable change in surface energy, due to an external …

This critical review presents and discusses the recent advances in complex hybrid materials
that result from the combination of polymers and mesoporous matrices. Ordered …

Molecular design of ionic current rectifiers created on the basis of single conical nanopores
is receiving increasing attention by the scientific community. Part of the appeal of this topic …