Bottlebrush polymers are a type of branched or graft polymer with polymeric side-chains
attached to a linear backbone, and the unusual architectures of bottlebrushes provide a …

This article presents an overview of current research activities that center on monodispersed
colloidal spheres whose diameter falls anywhere in the range of 10 nm to 1 μm. It is …

Polyethylene (PE) and isotactic polypropylene (i PP) constitute nearly two-thirds of the
world's plastic. Despite their similar hydrocarbon makeup, the polymers are immiscible with …

A recurring challenge in the field of nanocomposites is to control the spatial distribution of
nanoparticles (NPs) in a polymer matrix. This issue is of critical importance since it is now …

Additive manufacturing of functional materials is limited by control of microstructure and
assembly at the nanoscale. In this work, we integrate nonequilibrium self-assembly with …

An unclonable, fingerprint-mimicking anti-counterfeiting strategy is presented that encrypts
polymeric particles with randomly generated silica film wrinkles. The generated wrinkle …

For vitrimer systems obtained by dynamic cross-linking of polymer chains, incompatibility
effects between the cross-links and polymer backbone can lead to microphase separation …

Recently, a new spotlight has been focused on block copolymers, thoroughly studied for
nearly half a century, because of their potential use in numerous nanotechnologies. This …

One characteristic feature of soft matter systems is their strong response to external stimuli.
As a consequence they are comparatively easily driven out of their ground state and out of …

It is well recognized that nanocomposites formed by adding nanoparticles to polymers can
have significantly enhanced properties relative to the native polymer. This review focuses on …