Driving polymer brushes from synthesis to functioning

R Wang, Q Wei, W Sheng, B Yu, F Zhou… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The great success of controlled radical polymerizations has encouraged researchers to
develop more facile and robust approaches for surface‐initiated polymerizations (SIPs) to …

Surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization: state-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges in surface and interface engineering with polymer brushes

JO Zoppe, NC Ataman, P Mocny, J Wang… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
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 …

Surface‐mediated construction of an ultrathin free‐standing covalent organic framework membrane for efficient proton conduction

L Liu, L Yin, D Cheng, S Zhao, HY Zang… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As a new class of crystalline porous organic materials, covalent organic frameworks (COFs)
have attracted considerable attention for proton conduction owing to their regular channels …

High lubricity meets load capacity: cartilage mimicking bilayer structure by brushing up stiff hydrogels from subsurface

M Rong, H Liu, M Scaraggi, Y Bai, L Bao… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Natural articular cartilage has ultralow friction even at high squeezing pressure.
Biomimicking cartilage with soft materials has been and remains a grand challenge in the …

Electrolyte-philicity of electrode materials

L Zhao, F Ran - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrochemical interfacial interaction of electrode materials with liquid electrolytes in
electrochemical energy storage systems including supercapacitors, metal ion batteries, and …

Bionic Engineered Protein Coating Boosting Anti‐Biofouling in Complex Biological Fluids

Z Zhao, M Pan, C Qiao, L **ang, X Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Implantable medical devices have been widely applied in diagnostics, therapeutics, organ
restoration, and other biomedical areas, but often suffer from dysfunction and infections due …

Brushing up functional materials

S Ma, X Zhang, B Yu, F Zhou - NPG Asia Materials, 2019 - nature.com
Surface-grafting polymer brushes (SPB), which are used in a versatile technique to easily
realize surface modifications, can be commonly used to change the inherent surface …

Textile-Based Capacitive Sensor for Physical Rehabilitation via Surface Topological Modification

L Chen, M Lu, H Yang, JR Salas Avila, B Shi, L Ren… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Wearable sensor technologies, especially continuous monitoring of various human health
conditions, are attracting increased attention. However, current rigid sensors present …

Superhydrophilicity and strong salt-affinity: Zwitterionic polymer grafted surfaces with significant potentials particularly in biological systems

D Li, Q Wei, C Wu, X Zhang, Q Xue, T Zheng… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, zwitterionic polymers have been frequently reported to modify various
surfaces to enhance hydrophilicity, antifouling and antibacterial properties, which show …

Bio-inspired fluoro-polydopamine meets barium titanate nanowires: a perfect combination to enhance energy storage capability of polymer nanocomposites

G Wang, X Huang, P Jiang - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017 - ACS Publications
Rapid evolution of energy storage devices expedites the development of high-energy-
density materials with excellent flexibility and easy processing. The search for such …