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 …

Precision control of radical polymerization, or living radical polymerization, has been among
the most important and long-waited subjects in polymer chemistry and macromolecular …

Molecular brushes are composed of a flexible backbone and densely grafted side chains.
The conformation of molecular brushes is governed by side chains separated by a distance …

Polyacrylic acid (PAA)-based drug carrier systems have garnered much significance
towards the delivery of various therapeutic agents via different administration routes for the …

Inorganic nanoparticles have become a research focus in numerous fields because of their
unique properties that distinguish them from their bulk counterparts. Controlling the size and …

Star polymers are comprised of multiple arms or branches radiating from a central point or
core and have been of huge scientific interest since they were first prepared sixty years ago …

Cyclodextrins (CDs) are a family of cyclic oligosaccharides with a hydrophilic exterior
surface and a nonpolar cavity interior, therefore, CDs can form inclusion complexes through …

We investigated the thermoresponsive behavior of aqueous solutions of star-shaped and
linear poly (N, N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)(PDMAEMA). The observed cloud points …

With the advancement of polymer engineering, complex star‐shaped polymer architectures
can be synthesized with ease, bringing about a host of unique properties and applications …

This article recapitulates the state of the art regarding simulations of ionization equilibria of
weak polyelectrolyte solutions and gels. We start out by reviewing the essential …