Since the last decade, there has been an increasing demand for the design of more
advanced functional materials. The integration of inorganic nanoparticles to polymer …

Nanoparticles exist far from the equilibrium state due to their high surface energy.
Nanoparticles are therefore extremely unstable and easily change themselves or react with …

The field of polymer nanocomposites has been at the forefront of research in the polymer
community for the past few decades. Foundational work published in Macromolecules …

Liquid‐like surfaces (LLSs) with dynamic repellency toward various pollutants (eg, bacteria,
oil, and ice), have shown enormous potential in the fields of biology, environment, and …

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 …

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 …

This topical review discusses the theoretical progress made in the field of polymer
nanocomposites, ie, hybrid materials created by mixing (typically inorganic) nanoparticles …

Polymer–particle composites are used in virtually every field of technology. When the
particles approach nanometer dimensions, large interfacial regions are created. In favorable …

Nanoparticle–polymer composites, or polymer–nanoparticle composites (PNCs), exhibit
unusual mechanical and dynamical features when the particle size approaches the random …

Theoretical descriptions of static properties of polymer brushes are reviewed, with an
emphasis on monodisperse macromolecules grafted to planar, cylindrical, or spherical …