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Grafting of zwitterion from polysulfone membrane via surface-initiated ATRP with enhanced antifouling property and biocompatibility

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Zwitterionic polymer of poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) (PSBMA) was grafted from polysulfone (PSf) membrane via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) as discussed by the authors.
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This article is published in Journal of Membrane Science.The article was published on 2013-11-01. It has received 262 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Membrane & Protein adsorption.

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Surface-Initiated Controlled Radical Polymerization: State-of-the-Art, Opportunities, and Challenges in Surface and Interface Engineering with Polymer Brushes

TL;DR: The generation of polymer brushes by surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization (SI-CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical properties of interfaces and has given rise to great advances in surface and interface engineering as mentioned in this paper.
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Structures and Synthesis of Zwitterionic Polymers

TL;DR: The structure and synthesis of polyzwitterions are reviewed in this paper, emphasizing the general challenges faced, and successful strategies to obtain polymers with a true balance of permanent cationic and anionic groups, thus resulting in an overall zero charge.
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Science and Engineering of Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Review of Corrosion Resistance, Chemical and Mechanical Stability

TL;DR: In this article, an overview of superhydrophobic surfaces (SHS) is provided, and then their fabrication methods discussed, and the corrosion resistance of these SHS fabricated by various methods and their chemical stability and mechanical stability are reviewed.
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Synthesis, Assembly, and Applications of Hybrid Nanostructures for Biosensing

TL;DR: This review summarizes recent advances in the synthesis, assembly, and applications of nanoengineered reporting and transducing components critical for efficient biosensing, and envision the exciting potential of high-performance nanomaterials that will cause disruptive improvements in the field of biosensing.
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Antifouling Thin-Film Composite Membranes by Controlled Architecture of Zwitterionic Polymer Brush Layer

TL;DR: The controlled architecture of the zwitterionic polymer brush via ATRP has the potential for a facile antifouling modification of a wide range of water treatment membranes without compromising intrinsic transport properties.
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Substrate-Independent Method for Growing and Modulating the Density of Polymer Brushes from Surfaces by ATRP

TL;DR: Grafted layers where the polymer molecules were in the mushroom regime resulted in much thinner layers but the chains had greater chain entropic freedom as indicated by strongly attractive bridging interactions between tethered chains and the silica colloid probe.
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Preparation of high-performance membrane adsorbers by surface-initiated AGET ATRP in the presence of dissolved oxygen and low catalyst concentration

TL;DR: In this paper, the surface-initiated AGET (activators generated by electron transfer) ATRP (atom transfer radical polymerization) was used to prepare high-capacity adsorptive membranes for bioseparations.

Surface hydrophilic modification of polyethersulfone membranes by surface-initiated ATRP with enhanced blood compatibility

TL;DR: In this paper, surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) was used to tailor the functionality of polyethersulfone (PES) membranes.
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Chemical modification of chloromethylated polysulfones via click reactions

TL;DR: In this article, a click reaction with acetylenic derivatives in the presence of CuBr as catalyst is presented for the modification of azidomethyl polyethersulfones.
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Evaluation of blood compatibility of plasma deposited heparin-like films and SF6 plasma treated surfaces

TL;DR: In devices used in open-heart surgery and dialysis, blood must be continuously processed using extracorporeal circuits composed of peristaltic pumps and active components such as specific filters and oxygenators, where heparin, a bioactive protein able to prevent clot formation, is employed.
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