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 …

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 brushes have become a significant focus of polymer research with the need for
straightforward and versatile surface modification. With the development of controlled radical …

The discovery of the first “living” radical polymerization by Otsu and co-workers (1) in 1982
heralded the start of a very exciting time for polymer chemists. Since then, a plethora of living …

Understanding and controlling interfaces has proven to be key to a very wide range of
applications, from optical and electronic materials 1, 2 to energy storage and production, 3 …

Polymer Brushes via Surface-Initiated Controlled Radical Polymerization: Synthesis,
Characterization, Properties, and Applications | Chemical Reviews ACS ACS Publications C&EN …

Protein biochips are at the heart of many medical and bioanalytical applications. Increasing
interest has been focused on surface activation and subsequent functionalization strategies …

Infrared spectroscopy was applied to investigate the well-known EDC/NHS (N-ethyl-N′-(3-
(dimethylamino) propyl) carbodiimide/N-hydroxysuccinimide) activation details of poly …

Poly (acrylic acid)(PAA), as a highly ionic conductive hydrogel, can reversibly swell/deswell
according to the surrounding pH conditions. An optical maskless stereolithography …

Recent progress in controlled radical polymerizations, in particular atom transfer radical
polymerization (ATRP), has provided a unique means for the design and synthesis of …