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

Nanoparticle assembly and attachment are common pathways of crystal growth by which
particles organize into larger scale materials with hierarchical structure and long-range …

The observation by transmission electron microscopy of six different stable aggregate
morphologies is reported for the same family of highly asymmetric polystyrene-poly-(acrylic …

This article reviews recent literature on polymer brushes with an emphasis on linear polymer
brushes attached to solid substrate surfaces. The following topics are included:(i) theoretical …

Understanding the structural and thermodynamic properties of surfaces, interfaces, and
membranes is important for both fundamental and practical reasons. Important applications …

The Equilibrium Theory of Inhomogeneous Polymers provides an introduction to the field-
theoretic methods and computer simulation techniques that are used in the design of …

The static and dynamic properties of polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites are
discussed, in the context of polymers in confined spaces and polymer brushes. A wide range …

Crew-cut micelle-like aggregates of various morphologies prepared from polystyrene-b-poly
(acrylic acid), PS-b-PAA, diblock copolymers under near-equilibrium conditions, were …

▪ Abstract Hydrogels are cross-linked hydrophilic polymers that can imbibe water or
biological fluids. Their biomedical and pharmaceutical applications include a very wide …

The preparation of a wide variety of unique polymer brush structures can be accomplished
by “living” free radical polymerization of vinyl monomers from surface-tethered alkoxyamines …