Bottom‐Up Patterning of Transparent and Conductive Metal–Polymer Composite Hypersurfaces
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202502414
Abstract: The challenge of fabricating transparent and conductive (T/C) films and patterns for applications in flexible electronics, touch screens, solar cells, and smart windows remains largely unsolved. Traditional fabrication techniques are complex, costly, time‐consuming, and struggle… read more here.
Keywords: brush patterns; metal polymer; polymer; transparent conductive ... See more keywords
Mechanically Stable and Biocompatible Polymer Brush Coated Dental Materials with Lubricious and Antifouling Properties.
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DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202400194
Abstract: Surface modification plays a crucial role in enhancing the functionality of implanted interventional medical devices, offering added advantages to patients, particularly in terms of lubrication and prevention of undesired adsorption of biomolecules and microorganisms, such… read more here.
Keywords: dental materials; polymer brushes; polymer; mechanically stable ... See more keywords
Caging Cationic Polymer Brush Coated Plasmonic Nanostructures for Traceable Selective Antimicrobial Activities.
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DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100812
Abstract: Cationic polymers have been under intense research to achieve prominent antimicrobial activity. However, the cellular and in vivo toxicity caused by non-specific electrostatic interaction has become a major challenge for their practical applications. Here we… read more here.
Keywords: polymer brush; polymer; caging cationic; polymer brushes ... See more keywords
Grafting of Porous Conductive Fiber Mats With An Antifouling Polymer Brush By Means of Filtration-Based Surface Initiated Atrp.
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DOI: 10.1002/marc.202300069
Abstract: This work addresses the challenge of surface modification of porous, electrospun fiber mats containing an insoluble conducting polymer coating. Here, a novel methodology of grafting a polymer brush onto conducting polymer fiber mats is developed… read more here.
Keywords: polymer brush; fiber mat; methodology; fiber ... See more keywords
Fabrication of Micropatterned Self-Oscillating Polymer Brush for Direction Control of Chemical Waves.
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DOI: 10.1002/smll.201700041
Abstract: The propagation control of chemical waves via a pentagonal patterned structure in a self-oscillating polymer brush composed of N-isopropylacrylamide and a metal catalyst for the Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction is reported. The patterned self-oscillating polymer brush… read more here.
Keywords: self oscillating; chemical waves; oscillating polymer; microscopy ... See more keywords
Advances in design of polymer brush functionalized inorganic nanomaterials and their applications in biomedical arena.
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DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1861
Abstract: Grafting of polymer brush (assembly of polymer chains tethered to the substrate by one end) is emerging as one of the most viable approach to alter the surface of inorganic nanomaterials. Inorganic nanomaterials despite their… read more here.
Keywords: polymer brush; biology; applications biomedical; inorganic nanomaterials ... See more keywords
Self-assembly of the polymer brush-grafted silica colloidal array for recognition of proteins
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DOI: 10.1007/s00216-017-0477-5
Abstract: AbstractThree-dimensional photonic crystal sensors are attractive platforms for autonomous chemical sensing and colorimetric bioassays. At present, the photonic crystal sensors with inverse opal structure were extensively studied, which swells or shrinks in response to the… read more here.
Keywords: colloidal array; photonic crystal; brush grafted; crystal ... See more keywords
Mixed polymer brush as a functional ligand of silica beads for temperature-modulated hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.10.058
Abstract: We developed a mixed polymer brush, which consists of temperature-responsive polymer and cationic polymer modified beads as functional chromatographic matrices, for temperature-modulated multiple hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions. The mixed polymer brush was modified on silica… read more here.
Keywords: hydrophobic electrostatic; mixed polymer; temperature; polymer brush ... See more keywords
Conversion from a natural mineral to a novel effective adsorbent: Utilization of pumice grafted with polymer brush for methylene blue decolorization from aqueous environments
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DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.123961
Abstract: Abstract The present work reports the adsorption yield of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous environments using pumice (PMC) coated with poly(N-[Tris (hydroxymethyl)methyl]acrylamide), PTHAM@PMC, by surface-initiated reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (SI-RAFT) polymerization. The synthesized PTHAM@PMC… read more here.
Keywords: adsorption; methylene blue; brush; aqueous environments ... See more keywords
Computer simulation of zwitterionic polymer brush grafted silica nanoparticles to modify polyvinylidene fluoride membrane.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.11.122
Abstract: Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations was adopted to investigate the modification of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane by adding zwitterionic polymer brush poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate)- tetraethyl orthosilicate (PSBMA-TEOS) grafted silicon nanoparticles (SNPs) to the casting solution. The… read more here.
Keywords: polyvinylidene fluoride; polymer; membrane; zwitterionic polymer ... See more keywords
Controlled grafting of polymer brush layers from porous cellulosic membranes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117719
Abstract: Abstract Dense polymer brushes on porous supports present powerful routes toward fouling-resistant coatings and ultra-thin, mechanically-stable selective layers. However, characterization of polymer chains grafted from nonideal, planar substrates often relies on indirect methods to determine… read more here.
Keywords: controlled grafting; brush layers; brush growth; brush ... See more keywords