Light-controlled radical polymerization: mechanisms, methods, and applications
The use of light to mediate controlled radical polymerization has emerged as a powerful
strategy for rational polymer synthesis and advanced materials fabrication. This review …
strategy for rational polymer synthesis and advanced materials fabrication. This review …
Brush-modified materials: Control of molecular architecture, assembly behavior, properties and applications
Recent progress in surface-initiated polymerization enables the deliberate polymer
modification of nanoscopic surfaces with high levels of precision. This has given rise to the …
modification of nanoscopic surfaces with high levels of precision. This has given rise to the …
Advances in design and biomedical application of hierarchical polymer brushes
R Yang, X Wang, S Yan, A Dong, S Luan… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent decades have witnessed abundant research on surface modifications to hierarchical
polymer brushes for multiple biomedical applications. The rational design and spatial …
polymer brushes for multiple biomedical applications. The rational design and spatial …
Opportunities, challenges, and pitfalls in making, characterizing, and understanding polymer brushes
Polymer brushes have been theoretically described, their behavior under diverse conditions
has been modeled, and their preparation via surface-initiated polymerizations (SIPs) has …
has been modeled, and their preparation via surface-initiated polymerizations (SIPs) has …
Chemical design of non‐ionic polymer brushes as biointerfaces: Poly (2‐oxazine) s outperform both poly (2‐oxazoline) s and PEG
G Morgese, B Verbraeken… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The era of poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) brushes as a universal panacea for preventing non‐
specific protein adsorption and providing lubrication to surfaces is coming to an end. In the …
specific protein adsorption and providing lubrication to surfaces is coming to an end. In the …
Nonleaching bacteria-responsive antibacterial surface based on a unique hierarchical architecture
S Yan, H Shi, L Song, X Wang, L Liu… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Bacteria-responsive surfaces popularly exert their smart antibacterial activities by bacteria-
triggered delivery of antibacterial agents; however, the antibacterial agents should be …
triggered delivery of antibacterial agents; however, the antibacterial agents should be …
Bioinspired polymers for lubrication and wear resistance
In this review, we discuss the concept of bioinspired lubrication using novel polymeric
structures, which has led to producing a myriad of new systems with effective and …
structures, which has led to producing a myriad of new systems with effective and …
Hierarchical polymer brushes with dominant antibacterial mechanisms switching from bactericidal to bacteria repellent
S Yan, S Luan, H Shi, X Xu, J Zhang, S Yuan… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Although polycationic surfaces have high antimicrobial efficacies, they suffer from high
toxicity to mammalian cells and severe surface accumulation of dead bacteria. For the first …
toxicity to mammalian cells and severe surface accumulation of dead bacteria. For the first …
Fabrication and interfacial properties of polymer brush gradients by surface-initiated Cu (0)-mediated controlled radical polymerization
Surface-initiated Cu (0)-mediated controlled radical polymerization (Si-CuCRP) can be
successfully applied to fabricate poly [(oligoethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate] …
successfully applied to fabricate poly [(oligoethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate] …
Design and characterization of ultrastable, biopassive and lubricious cyclic poly (2-alkyl-2-oxazoline) brushes
Bilayer polymer brushes presenting surface-bound poly (glycidyl methacrylate)(PGMA) films
and interfacial cyclic poly (2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)(PAOXA) brushes show excellent biopassivity …
and interfacial cyclic poly (2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)(PAOXA) brushes show excellent biopassivity …