Polymer brushes consist of densely end-tethered polymer chains that extend from a surface, creating highly tailored interfacial architectures with steep concentration gradients. Their synthesis is ...

Cell sheet preparation for use in tissue engineering and regenerative therapies could be significantly improved with the use of thermo-responsive polymer brushes, adjusted in length and density ...

The University of Newcastle and UNSW Sydney are using advanced neutron scattering techniques at ANSTO to carry out research on the structure of polymers in complex salt environments that will ...

Machine learning, a tool increasingly used for the discovery and design of new materials, has now been adopted by researchers to design polymer brush films with desirable protein adsorption properties ...

Surface-grafted polymer brushes with controlled properties and nanoscale thickness are ideal candidates for transparent coatings to prevent biofouling. However, maintaining long-term antibacterial ...

A recent article in Advanced Materials explores the temperature-driven swelling and wetting behavior of polymer brushes made from poly(octadecyl methacrylate) (P18MA ...