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 …

Modern biomedical technologies predict the application of materials and devices that not
only can comply effectively with specific requirements, but also enable remote control of their …

Over the past few decades, reversible responsive polymer materials have received interest
conjointly from academia as well as industry owing to their ability to adapt to the surrounding …

Sustainable and environmentally benign production are key drivers for developments in the
chemical industrial sector, as protecting our planet has become a significant element that …

Mimicking the locomotive abilities of living organisms on the microscale, where the
downsizing of rigid parts and circuitry presents inherent problems, is a complex feat. In …

Stimuli-responsive polymers are capable of changing their chemical and/or physical
properties in response to environmental stimuli. This unique feature has allowed stimuli …

Through a combination of in situ ellipsometry and streaming zeta potential measurements,
we investigated the swelling behavior of weak polybasic brushes as a function of pH and the …

The goal of this study is to engineer 3D‐microswimmers containing a bubble that can be
stimulated and guided with acoustic waves emitted by transducers. By using 3D …

The effect of anion identity and temperature on the internal nanostructure of poly (N-
isopropylacrylamide) brushes were investigated using neutron reflectometry (NR), atomic …

In the last decades, numerous stimuli-responsive polymers have been developed and
investigated regarding their switching properties. In particular, thermoresponsive polymers …