This review compiles recent theoretical advances to describe compressive and shear forces
of polymer-brush bilayers, which consist of two opposing brushes in contact. Such model …

Targeted drug delivery to endothelial cells utilizing functionalized nanocarriers (NCs) is an
essential procedure in therapeutic and diagnosis therapies. Using dissipative particle …

We study the effect of polydispersity on the structure of polymer brushes by analytical theory,
a numerical self-consistent field approach, and Monte Carlo simulations. The polydispersity …

We propose a design for polymer-based sensors and switches with sharp switching
transition and fast response time. The switching mechanism involves a radical change in the …

Temperature-sensitive poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) polymer brushes of fixed
molecular weight and grafting density are modeled in the framework of a coarse-grained …

Despite huge effort over the years, the design of functionalised nanocarriers (NCs) for
targeted drug delivery to endothelial cells is still to be completely unveiled. Dissipative …

Using a combination of analytical theory, Monte Carlo simulations, and three-dimensional
self-consistent field calculations, we study the equilibrium properties and the switching …

The collapse transition of attractive polymer chains in a mixed polymer brush is studied
using Langevin dynamics simulations. The mixed polymer brush of grafting density f consists …

Using analytical theory and self-consistent field calculations, we study the conformation
behaviors and switching properties of an adsorption-active polymer chain with its free end …

Mechanisms of interactions between nanoparticles (NPs) and polymer brushes (PBs) are
explored using dissipative particle dynamics simulations and an original “ghost tweezers” …