Understanding and controlling interfaces has proven to be key to a very wide range of
applications, from optical and electronic materials 1, 2 to energy storage and production, 3 …

The controlled fabrication of nanometer-scale objects is without doubt one of the central
issues in current science and technology. However, existing fabrication techniques suffer …

Polymer brushes have become a significant focus of polymer research with the need for
straightforward and versatile surface modification. With the development of controlled radical …

For several decades, high-density, end-tethered polymers, forming so-called polymer
brushes, have inspired scientists to understand their properties and to translate them to …

Artificial stimuli-responsive surfaces that can mimic the dynamic function of living systems
have attracted much attention. However, there exist few artificial systems capable of …

The interactions of proteins and polyelectrolytes lead to diverse applications in separations,
delivery and wound repair, and are thus of interest to scientists in eg (a) glycobiology,(b) …

This review summarizes the current understanding of adsorption of polyelectrolytes to
oppositely charged solid substrates, the resulting interaction forces between such …

Ultralow-density (< 10 mg cm–3) materials have many important technological applications;
however, most of them were fabricated using either expensive materials or complicated …

The counterions neutralizing the charges on polyelectrolytes such as DNA or heparin may
dissociate in water and greatly influence the interaction of such polyelectrolytes with …

Engineered inorganic nanoparticles are essential components in the development of
nanotechnologies. For applications in nanomedicine, particles need to be functionalized to …