Synthetic materials capable of responses to external or internal stimuli represent one of the
most exciting and emerging areas of scientific interest and unexplored commercial …

In this review we provide an analysis of recent literature reports on the synthesis and
applications of stimuli-responsive polymeric and hybrid nanostructured particles in a range …

In this article, we consolidate several literature reports in an attempt to provide a structural
definition of a polymer brush as a tethered polymer layer with a high grafting density of …

Surface modifications by polymers are becoming increasingly important for various
applications ranging from biotechnology to advanced microelectronics. Recent successful …

The present manuscript offers an overview of the current state of affairs within the research
field of adaptive and environmentally sensitive polymer surfaces designed to respond to …

We report a route to fabricate two-level structured self-adaptive surfaces (SAS) of polymer
materials. The first level of structure is built by a rough polymer film that consists of …

The review focuses on responsive/switching behavior of polymer brushes. The structure of
the polymer brushes is analyzed in terms of the constitution and conformation of polymer …

Polyelectrolyte brushes constitute a new class of material which has recently received
considerable interest. The strong segment–segment repulsions and the electrostatic …

This article reports on the preparation of environmentally responsive “hairy” nanoparticles by
growth of mixed poly (tert-butyl acrylate)(P t BA)/polystyrene (PS) brushes from silica …

Polyelectrolyte (PE) brushes are a special class of polymer brushes (PBs) containing
charges. Polymer chains attain “brush”-like configuration when they are grafted or get …