Polymer brushes on flat and curved surfaces: How computer simulations can help to test theories and to interpret experiments

K Binder, A Milchev - Journal of Polymer Science Part B …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Theoretical descriptions of static properties of polymer brushes are reviewed, with an
emphasis on monodisperse macromolecules grafted to planar, cylindrical, or spherical …

Polymer-brush lubrication: a review of recent theoretical advances

T Kreer - Soft Matter, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
This review compiles recent theoretical advances to describe compressive and shear forces
of polymer-brush bilayers, which consist of two opposing brushes in contact. Such model …

Smart polymer brushes and their emerging applications

S Peng, B Bhushan - RSC advances, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer brushes with stimuli-responsive properties, also known as smart polymer brushes
(SPBs), have attracted substantial research interest in the past few years because they offer …

[HTML][HTML] Switching (bio-) adhesion and friction in liquid by stimulus responsive polymer coatings

Y Yu, MB Pérez, C Cao, S de Beer - European Polymer Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Controlling (bio-) adhesion and friction is essential in many bio-medical and industrial
applications. Such control can be achieved using stimulus responsive polymers. Coatings …

Polymer brushes under flow and in other out-of-equilibrium conditions

K Binder, T Kreer, A Milchev - Soft Matter, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer brushes are formed from flexible linear macromolecules tethered at one chain end
to a solid substrate, forming a dense polymeric layer of polymer chains which are more or …

Charged polymer brushes-grafted hollow silica nanoparticles as a novel promising material for simultaneous joint lubrication and treatment

G Liu, M Cai, F Zhou, W Liu - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2014 - ACS Publications
The fabrication of core/shell charged polymer brushes-grafted hollow silica nanoparticles
(PSPMA-g-HSNPs) is reported. Because of the excellent hydration capability of the shells …

Water tribology on graphene

HE N'guessan, A Leh, P Cox, P Bahadur… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
Classical experiments show that the force required to slide liquid drops on surfaces
increases with the resting time of the drop, t rest, and reaches a plateau typically after …

Tuning the tribological property with thermal sensitive microgels for aqueous lubrication

G Liu, X Wang, F Zhou, W Liu - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2013 - ACS Publications
Thermoresponsive microgels, poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-graft-poly (ethylene
glycol)(PNIPAAm-g-PEG), were synthesized via emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization and …

[图书][B] Surfactants in Tribology, Volume 1

G Biresaw, KL Mittal - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
Surfactants play a variety of critical roles in tribology. In addition to controlling friction and
wear, they also allow for control of a wide range of properties of lubricants, such as …

Computer simulation studies of chain dynamics in polymer brushes

D Reith, A Milchev, P Virnau, K Binder - Macromolecules, 2012 - ACS Publications
Center-of-mass and single monomer motion in grafted chains comprising a strongly
stretched polymer brush in thermal equilibrium are studied by large scale molecular …