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 …

Nearly a century has passed since the discovery of the first antibiotics. With each passing
decade, more bacterial strains developed resistance towards existing antibiotics. Alternative …

Zwitterionic polymers exhibit excellent nonfouling performance due to their strong surface
hydrations. However, salt molecules may severely reduce the surface hydrations of typical …

Zwitterionic polymers and poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) have been reported as promising
nonfouling materials, and strong surface hydration has been proposed as a significant …

Water desalination through interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) has been introduced
as a sustainable technology to overcome the potable water supplying challenges. In the …

Antifouling polymers have wide applications in biomedical engineering and marine industry.
Recently, zwitterionic materials have been reported as promising candidates for antifouling …

We report on the integration of inkjet-printed graphene with a CMOS micro-electro-
mechanical-system (MEMS) microhotplate for humidity sensing. The graphene ink is …

The outstanding water wettability and the capability of polyelectrolyte surfaces to
spontaneously clean oil fouling are determined by their wetting mechanism in the …

The broad range of applications of synchrotron and neutron scattering in the investigation of
soft condensed matter is reviewed. Appropriate combinations of these techniques allow …

Quaternized poly (2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate)(PDMAEMA) brushes bearing
quaternary ammonium groups of different alkyl chain lengths (ACLs) were prepared and …