Surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization: state-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges in surface and interface engineering with polymer brushes
The generation of polymer brushes by surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization (SI-
CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical …
CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical …
Brush-modified materials: Control of molecular architecture, assembly behavior, properties and applications
Recent progress in surface-initiated polymerization enables the deliberate polymer
modification of nanoscopic surfaces with high levels of precision. This has given rise to the …
modification of nanoscopic surfaces with high levels of precision. This has given rise to the …
Nanocomposites with polymer grafted nanoparticles
A recurring challenge in the field of nanocomposites is to control the spatial distribution of
nanoparticles (NPs) in a polymer matrix. This issue is of critical importance since it is now …
nanoparticles (NPs) in a polymer matrix. This issue is of critical importance since it is now …
Kinetics of atom transfer radical polymerization
P Krys, K Matyjaszewski - European Polymer Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
This review encompasses the fundamentals of kinetics of atom transfer radical
polymerization (ATRP). ATRP is a versatile reversible-deactivation radical polymerization …
polymerization (ATRP). ATRP is a versatile reversible-deactivation radical polymerization …
Surface-initiated polymerization as an enabling tool for multifunctional (nano-) engineered hybrid materials
Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) has become an
indispensable tool for engineering the structure and properties of polymer/inorganic and …
indispensable tool for engineering the structure and properties of polymer/inorganic and …
Structural diversity in binary superlattices self-assembled from polymer-grafted nanocrystals
Multicomponent nanocrystal superlattices represent an interesting class of material that
derives emergent properties from mesoscale structure, yet their programmability can be …
derives emergent properties from mesoscale structure, yet their programmability can be …
Engineering interactions between nanoparticles using polymers
H He, X Shen, Z Nie - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoparticle assembly offers a versatile tool for constructing new structural materials with
emergent or collective properties beyond individual nanoparticles. The achievement of …
emergent or collective properties beyond individual nanoparticles. The achievement of …
A review on the very high nanofiller-content nanocomposites: Their preparation methods and properties with high aspect ratio fillers
J George, H Ishida - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
For many years, the inorganic content in nanocomposites has seldom exceeded 10 vol%.
Novel fabrication methods have been employed to incorporate high inorganic loading within …
Novel fabrication methods have been employed to incorporate high inorganic loading within …
Polyelectrolyte brushes: theory, modelling, synthesis and applications
Polyelectrolyte (PE) brushes are a special class of polymer brushes (PBs) containing
charges. Polymer chains attain “brush”-like configuration when they are grafted or get …
charges. Polymer chains attain “brush”-like configuration when they are grafted or get …
Polymers on nanoparticles: structure & dynamics
MJA Hore - Soft Matter, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Grafting polymers to nanoparticle surfaces influences properties from the conformation of the
polymer chains to the dispersion and assembly of nanoparticles within a polymeric material …
polymer chains to the dispersion and assembly of nanoparticles within a polymeric material …