A room temperature multimodal sensor composed of poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene): polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT: PSS) deposited on an AT-cut quartz crystal microbalance …
Co-nonsolvency occurs if a mixture of two good solvents causes the collapse or demixing of polymers into a polymer-rich phase in a certain range of compositions of these two solvents …
Hydration, viscoelastic properties and dominant structure of thin polymer layers on the surface of waveguide material were evaluated using optical waveguide lightmode …
The effect of nanoscale surface roughness on the lubrication properties of a polymer brush in a good solvent has been investigated. Friction and adhesion forces were measured by …
The solvation and swelling behaviour of three dialkylaminoethyl methacrylate polymer brushes, of varying hydrophobicity, have been investigated using a combination of in situ …
Stimuli-responsive polymer films play an important role in the development of smart antibacterial coatings. In this study, we consider complementary architectures of …
Polymer brushes consisting of micrometer-long poly (dodecyl methacrylate)(P12MA) chains can impart very low coefficients of friction to surfaces sliding in oil. Under harsh tribological …
Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) conveniently monitors mass and mechanical property changes of thin films on solid substrates with exquisite resolution. QCM …
Recent surveys have shown that the number of nanoparticle-based formulations actually used at a clinical level is significantly lower than that expected a decade ago. One reason for …