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 …

Natural melanin pigments and their interfaces with metal ions and oxides: emerging concepts and technologies

E Di Mauro, R Xu, G Soliveri, C Santato - MRS Communications, 2017 - cambridge.org
Melanin (from the Greek μέλας, mélas, black) is a biopigment ubiquitous in flora and fauna,
featuring broadband optical absorption, hydration-dependent electrical response, ion …

Architectural modification of conformal PEG‐bottlebrush coatings minimizes anti‐PEG antigenicity while preserving stealth properties

DY Joh, Z Zimmers, M Avlani… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG), a linear polymer known for its “stealth” properties, is
commonly used to passivate the surface of biomedical implants and devices, and it is …

Working electrode geometry effect: A new concept for fabrication of patterned polymer brushes via SI-seATRP at ambient conditions

M Flejszar, K Ślusarczyk, P Chmielarz, K Wolski… - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
First reports concerning the use of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) to prepare
patterned hybrid materials appeared more than 20 years ago. However, the development of …

Screening RAFT agents and photocatalysts to mediate PET-RAFT polymerization using a high throughput approach

G Ng, K Jung, J Li, C Wu, L Zhang, C Boyer - Polymer Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a high throughput approach for the screening of RAFT agents and photocatalysts
to mediate photoinduced electron/energy transfer-reversible addition–fragmentation chain …

New Ti-IMAC magnetic polymeric nanoparticles for phosphopeptide enrichment from complex real samples

AL Capriotti, C Cavaliere, F Ferraris, V Gianotti, M Laus… - Talanta, 2018 - Elsevier
The work describes the preparation of a new magnetic phase for batch enrichment of
phosphopeptides. The material exploits the advantages of magnetic solid phase extraction …

Light-induced cell alignment and harvest for anisotropic cell sheet technology

C Liu, Y Zhou, M Sun, Q Li, L Dong, L Ma… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Well-organized orientation of cells and anisotropic extracellular matrix (ECM) are crucial in
engineering biomimetic tissues, such as muscles, arteries, and nervous system, and so on …

Orthogonal Images Concealed Within a Responsive 6‐Dimensional Hypersurface

YS Zholdassov, DJ Valles, S Uddin… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A photochemical printer, equipped with a digital micromirror device (DMD), leads to the
rapid elucidation of the kinetics of the surface‐initiated atom‐transfer radical …

Poly (oligo (ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) Brushes on High-κ Metal Oxide Dielectric Surfaces for Bioelectrical Environments

DY Joh, F McGuire, R Abedini-Nassab… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Advances in electronics and life sciences have generated interest in “lab-on-a-chip” systems
utilizing complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) circuitry for low-power …

Evolution and applications of polymer brush hypersurface photolithography

DJ Valles, YS Zholdassov, AB Braunschweig - Polymer Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Hypersurface photolithography (HP) is a printing method for fabricating structures and
patterns composed of soft materials bound to solid surfaces and with∼ 1 micrometer …