Polymer brushes via surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization: synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications

R Barbey, L Lavanant, D Paripovic, N Schuwer… - Chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Polymer Brushes via Surface-Initiated Controlled Radical Polymerization: Synthesis,
Characterization, Properties, and Applications | Chemical Reviews ACS ACS Publications C&EN …

Self‐oscillating gels driven by the Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction as novel smart materials

R Yoshida - Advanced Materials, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
So far stimuli‐responsive polymer gels and their application to smart materials have been
widely studied; this research has contributed to progress in gel science and engineering. For …

Responsive polymer brushes

S Minko - Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part C: Polymer …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The review focuses on responsive/switching behavior of polymer brushes. The structure of
the polymer brushes is analyzed in terms of the constitution and conformation of polymer …

Responsive polymers at the biology/materials science interface

C Alexander, KM Shakesheff - Advanced Materials, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Synthetic polymers can be prepared with features that combine many of the advantageous
properties of natural materials, including environmental response. This Research News …

Synthesis and swelling behavior of pH-responsive polybase brushes

S Sanjuan, P Perrin, N Pantoustier, Y Tran - Langmuir, 2007 - ACS Publications
We synthesize polybase brushes and investigate their swelling behavior. Poly (2-
(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate))(PDMAEMA) brushes are prepared by the “grafting …

Stimuli-responsive hydrogel membranes coupled with biocatalytic processes

I Tokarev, V Gopishetty, J Zhou, M Pita… - … applied materials & …, 2009 - ACS Publications
A nanostructured signal-responsive thin hydrogel membrane was coupled with enzyme-
based systems to yield “smart” multisignal-responsive hybrid systems with built-in “logic” …

Phase Behavior and Temperature-Responsive Molecular Filters Based on Self-Assembly of Polystyrene-block-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-block-polystyrene

A Nykänen, M Nuopponen, A Laukkanen… - …, 2007 - ACS Publications
This work describes the synthesis of temperature-responsive polystyrene-block-poly (N-
isopropylacrylamide)-block-polystyrene triblock copolymers, ie, PS-b-PNIPAM-b-PS, their …

[HTML][HTML] Responsive polymers for nanoscale actuation

WTS Huck - Materials today, 2008 - Elsevier
Soft nanotechnology is a rapidly developing area of research that exploits principles such as
self-assembly, entropy, swelling and collapse transitions, and polymeric building blocks to …

Cellulose fibrils direct plant organ movements

P Fratzl, R Elbaum, I Burgert - Faraday discussions, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
The secondary plant cell wall is a composite of cellulose and a water-swelling matrix
containing hemicelluloses and lignin. Recent experiments showed that this swelling …

Interrogation of single synthetic polymer chains and polysaccharides by AFM‐based force spectroscopy

MI Giannotti, GJ Vancso - ChemPhysChem, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
This contribution reviews selected mechanical experiments on individual flexible
macromolecules using single‐molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) based on atomic force …