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Stimuli-responsive molecular brushes
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In this paper, the authors review the general aspects of molecular brushes and polymeric responsive systems and highlight the rational approaches to induce stimuli-responsiveness in molecular brush systems, which are unique for molecular brushes since these conformational changes can be restricted to a single molecule.About:
This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2010-01-01. It has received 592 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Polymer brush.read more
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Well-defined graft copolymers: from controlled synthesis to multipurpose applications
TL;DR: In this tutorial review, recent advances in synthetic approaches towards the construction of well-defined graft copolymers are discussed in detail and applications of these interesting macromolecules are highlighted by selected examples.
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Surface-Initiated Polymerization as an Enabling Tool for Multifunctional (Nano-)Engineered Hybrid Materials
Chin Ming Hui,Joanna Pietrasik,Michael Schmitt,Clare Mahoney,Jihoon Choi,Michael R. Bockstaller,Krzysztof Matyjaszewski +6 more
TL;DR: The surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) has become an indispensable tool for engineering the structure and properties of polymer/inorganic and polymer/organic interfaces.
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Star polymers: Advances in biomedical applications
Wei Wu,Weigang Wang,Jianshu Li +2 more
TL;DR: This review outlines the advances in the use of star polymers in biomedical applications during the past decade, especially highlighting the general design requirements in relation to biomedical performance.
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Molecular Bottlebrushes: New Opportunities in Nanomaterials Fabrication
TL;DR: The authors highlights the ability of molecular bottlebrush copolymers to serve as highly tunable building blocks for creating nanostructured materials via molecular templating, solution aggregation, and melt self-assembly.
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Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based thermoresponsive surfaces provide new types of biomedical applications
TL;DR: The various types of PIPAAm-based thermoresponsive surfaces are summarized by describing their preparation methods, properties, and successful biomedical applications.
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Living free-radical polymerization by reversible addition - Fragmentation chain transfer: The RAFT process
John Chiefari,Y. K. Chong,Frances Ercole,Julia Krstina,Justine Leigh Jeffery,Tam P. T. Le,Roshan T. A. Mayadunne,Gordon Francis Meijs,Catherine Louise Moad,Graeme Moad,Ezio Rizzardo,San H. Thang +11 more
TL;DR: The authors proposed a reversible additive-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) method for living free-radical polymerization, which can be used with a wide range of monomers and reaction conditions and in each case it provides controlled molecular weight polymers with very narrow polydispersities.
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Environment-sensitive hydrogels for drug delivery
Yong Qiu,Kinam Park +1 more
TL;DR: Development of environmentally sensitive hydrogels with a wide array of desirable properties can be made is a formidable challenge, however, if the achievements of the past can be extrapolated into the future, it is highly likely that responsive hydrogelWith such properties can been made.