Polymer brushes: Synthesis, characterization, properties and applications

AM Bhayo, Y Yang, X He - Progress in Materials Science, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Polymer brushes are thin polymer films in which the individual polymer chains are tethered
by one chain end to a solid interface. The bulk and solution properties of these highly …

Liquid‐Like Surfaces with Enhanced De‐Wettability and Durability: From Structural Designs to Potential Applications

X Cheng, R Zhao, S Wang, J Meng - Advanced Materials, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Liquid‐like surfaces (LLSs) with dynamic repellency toward various pollutants (eg, bacteria,
oil, and ice), have shown enormous potential in the fields of biology, environment, and …

Opportunities, challenges, and pitfalls in making, characterizing, and understanding polymer brushes

CW Pester, HA Klok, EM Benetti - Macromolecules, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Polymer brushes have been theoretically described, their behavior under diverse conditions
has been modeled, and their preparation via surface-initiated polymerizations (SIPs) has …

Complex polymer topologies and polymer—nanoparticle hybrid films prepared via surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization

P Mocny, HA Klok - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Advances in controlled radical polymerization over the past two decades have transformed
the ability to produce molecularly well-defined, chain-end tethered polymer brush films. The …

Blue‐light‐induced atom transfer radical polymerization enabled by iron/copper dual catalysis

DJ Schild, J Bem, G Szczepaniak… - Journal of Polymer …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Photoinduced initiators for continuous activator regeneration atom transfer radical
polymerization (PICAR ATRP) using sodium pyruvate and blue light (λ max= 456 nm) is …

[HTML][HTML] Linear, Y-and Ψ-shaped poly (2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) and poly (methyl methacrylate) brushes prepared by surface-initiated polymerization …

S Sant, HA Klok - European Polymer Journal, 2024‏ - Elsevier
A series of 3 homologous surface-anchored initiators for atom transfer radical polymerization
has been used to graft linear, Y-and Ψ-shaped poly (2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate) …

[HTML][HTML] Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization for the Preparation and Applications of Brush-Modified Inorganic Nanoparticles

Y Liu, J Wang, F Cui, Y Han, J Yan, X Qin… - Advanced …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (SI-ATRP) is a pivotal
technique in materials science, essential for growing polymer brushes on the surfaces of …

Designing macromolecules on nanoparticle surfaces: in situ formation of silica grafted with star chains

F Aldakheel, K Ntetsikas, A Yudhanto… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of asymmetric 3-arm homostar (3 h-
star) and 3-miktoarm star (3μ-star) chains grafted on silica nanoparticles simultaneously with …

Construction of Loop Polyzwitterion Brushes on PET Sheets via the Chain-End Closure Strategy To Improve Antifouling and Hemocompatible Properties

Z Ge, Y Shang, Y Sun, X Zhang, F Liu, J Shen, J Yuan - Langmuir, 2025‏ - ACS Publications
Steric stabilization and lubrication give loop polymer brushes enhanced antifouling
properties. In the study, linear zwitterionic poly (NMASMCMS) brushes were first constructed …

Surface-Initiated Photoinduced Iron-Catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization with ppm Concentration of FeBr3 under Visible Light

M Słowikowska, K Chajec, A Michalski, S Zapotoczny… - Materials, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Reversible deactivation radical polymerizations with reduced amount of organometallic
catalyst are currently a field of interest of many applications. One of the very promising …