Bottlebrush polymers: From controlled synthesis, self-assembly, properties to applications

Z Li, M Tang, S Liang, M Zhang, GM Biesold… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bottlebrush polymers (BBPs) have emerged as intriguing class of materials for an array of
applications, including supersoft elastomers, organic optoelectronics, templates for crafting …

Stimuli-responsive molecular brushes

H Lee, J Pietrasik, SS Sheiko… - Progress in polymer …, 2010 - Elsevier
Molecular brushes are composed of a flexible backbone and densely grafted side chains.
The conformation of molecular brushes is governed by side chains separated by a distance …

50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymer Brushes: Novel Surfaces for Future Materials

WL Chen, R Cordero, H Tran, CK Ober - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
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 …

Well-defined graft copolymers: from controlled synthesis to multipurpose applications

C Feng, Y Li, D Yang, J Hu, X Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Graft copolymers with a large number of side chains chemically attached onto a linear
backbone are endowed with unusual properties thanks to their confined and compact …

Modification of polythiophene by the incorporation of processable polymeric chains: Recent progress in synthesis and applications

M Jaymand, M Hatamzadeh, Y Omidi - Progress in Polymer Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Intrinsically conductive polymers (ICPs) have attracted significant attention in recent
decades because of their wide range of potential applications in various fields such as …

Functionalization of conducting polymers for biointerface applications

AJ Hackett, J Malmström, J Travas-Sejdic - Progress in Polymer Science, 2017 - Elsevier
As the field of biomedical engineering grows, there is increasing demand for materials that
can interface with biological materials–notably for use as biosensors, medical implants …

Shape-changing bottlebrush polymers

B Zhao - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bottlebrush polymers (BBPs), composed of relatively short polymeric side chains densely
grafted on a polymer backbone, exhibit many unique characteristics and hold promise for a …

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 …

Molecular polymer brushes in nanomedicine

M Müllner - Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomedicine is one of the fastest growing areas of nanotechnology. The control over
nanoparticle design and the ability to tailor nanoparticle performance to fit exacting …

Water soluble polythiophenes: preparation and applications

S Das, DP Chatterjee, R Ghosh, AK Nandi - RSC Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
This review describes the synthesis of different water soluble polythiophenes and their
versatile applications. Solubility in water is essential for developing sensors for different bio …