Brush-like macromolecules are unique polymer molecules whose conformation and
physical properties are controlled by steric repulsion of densely grafted side chains …

Conspectus Polymer brushes are special macromolecular structures with polymer chains
densely tethered to another polymer chain (one-dimensional, 1D) or the surface of a planar …

In recent years, research on cylindrical polymer brushes (or molecular bottlebrushes) has
received significant attention. In this article, we discuss various strategies for their synthesis …

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 …

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 …

Polymer science is rapidly advancing towards the precise construction of synthetic
macromolecules of formidable complexity. Beyond the impressive advances in control over …

Bottom‐up surface processing with well‐defined polymeric structures becomes increasingly
important in many current technologies. Polymer brushes, that is, assemblies of …

Surface-confined macromolecules known as polymer brushes are being increasing applied
to a variety of areas. As more information is gained on the molecular structure of polymer …

Of significant interest is the development of synthetic methodologies to prepare complex
macromolecular structures that contain functionalities, allowing for stimuli-responsive …

Cylindrical molecular brushes, each with a gradient of grafting density along the backbone,
demonstrated a transition from rodlike to tadpole conformations. Using atomic force …