TY - JOUR
T1 - Mixed polymer brushes for "smart" surfaces
AU - Li, Mingxiao
AU - Pester, Christian W.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: This work was supported by start-up funds provided by the Pennsylvania State University.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 by the authors.
PY - 2020/7/1
Y1 - 2020/7/1
N2 - Mixed polymer brushes (MPBs) are composed of two or more disparate polymers covalently tethered to a substrate. The resulting phase segregated morphologies have been extensively studied as responsive "smart" materials, as they can be reversible tuned and switched by external stimuli. Both computational and experimental work has attempted to establish an understanding of the resulting nanostructures that vary as a function of many factors. This contribution highlights state-of-the-art MPBs studies, covering synthetic approaches, phase behavior, responsiveness to external stimuli as well as novel applications of MPBs. Current limitations are recognized and possible directions for future studies are identified.
AB - Mixed polymer brushes (MPBs) are composed of two or more disparate polymers covalently tethered to a substrate. The resulting phase segregated morphologies have been extensively studied as responsive "smart" materials, as they can be reversible tuned and switched by external stimuli. Both computational and experimental work has attempted to establish an understanding of the resulting nanostructures that vary as a function of many factors. This contribution highlights state-of-the-art MPBs studies, covering synthetic approaches, phase behavior, responsiveness to external stimuli as well as novel applications of MPBs. Current limitations are recognized and possible directions for future studies are identified.
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U2 - 10.3390/polym12071553
DO - 10.3390/polym12071553
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32668820
AN - SCOPUS:85088303802
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 28
JO - Polymers
JF - Polymers
SN - 2073-4360
IS - 7
M1 - 1553
ER -