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Electric and Solvent Stability of Polymer Brushes Are Dictated by Different Design Principles

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Polymer brushes for sensing in food systems: Opportunities and challenges span from organophosphorus pesticide to pathogen detection

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ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2023, 5, 7652
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How Cross-Linking Influences the Electrochemical Properties for Brush-Functionalized Electrodes

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Catch, Release, Repeat: Reversible Protein Capture in Electric Fields Using Antifouling Polymer Brushes

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Enhanced antifouling durability of zwitterionic polymer brush grafted ceramic membrane for sustainable oil/water separation applications

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Enhanced nitrogen removal performance of ecological floating islands by immobilized denitrifying bacteria

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Polyester Brush Coatings for Circularity: Grafting, Degradation, and Repeated Growth

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Swelling and Degrafting of Poly(3-sulfopropyl methacrylate) Brushes

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Synthesis of Raspberry-like Nanoparticles via Surface Grafting of Positively Charged Polyelectrolyte Brushes: Colloidal Stability and Surface Properties

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Self-lubricated, liquid-like omniphobic polymer brushes: Advances and strategies for enhanced fluid and solid control

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A critical review of sensors for detecting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Focusing on diverse molecular probes

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Polymer brush-coated magnetic nanoparticles as stimuli-responsive platforms for biomedical applications

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Grafting-To and From for Multiplexed Chemical-Warfare-Agent Responsive Polymer Brushes

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Responsive Polyelectrolyte Brushes in Applications: Functions, Stimuli, and Design Considerations

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Structure-Dependent Ionic Conductivity in Poly(Ionic Liquid)-b-Poly(methyl methacrylate)-Grafted Nanoparticles

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ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2025, 7, 3853
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Surface Modification Strategies for Biomedical Applications: Enhancing Cell–Biomaterial Interfaces and Biochip Performances

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Molecular Design Strategies to Enhance the Electroresponse of Polyelectrolyte Brushes: Effects of Charge Fraction and Chain Length Dispersity

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Antifouling Coatings from Glassy Polyelectrolyte Complex Films

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Creating Anti‐Biofouling Surfaces by Degradable Main‐chain Polyphosphoester Polymer Brushes

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PNIPAM Brushes in Colloidal Photonic Crystals Enable Ex Situ Ethanol Vapor Sensing

Esli Diepenbroek, Maria Brió Pérez and Sissi de Beer

ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2024, 6, 870
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Concentrated Polymer Brush-Modified Magnetic Particles for a Diagnostic Immunoassay

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Langmuir, 2025, 41, 32432
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Functionalized Antifouling Polymer Brushes for Biospecific Surfaces

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Adv Materials Inter, 2025, 12
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Size Recognition of External Molecules on Polymer Brushes Using Aggregation-Induced Emission

Xuan Ming Sim, Xiaolu Wu and Atsushi Goto

ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2023, 5, 8387
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Wetting of Surface Grafted Hydrophilic‐b‐Hydrophobic Block Copolymer Brushes

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Adv Funct Materials, 2025, 35
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On the Road to Circular Polymer Brushes: Challenges and Prospects

Maria Brió Pérez, Frederik R. Wurm and Sissi de Beer

Langmuir, 2024, 40, 7249
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Synthesis, Stability, and Tribological Performance of TiO2 Nanomaterials for Advanced Applications

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Polymer brushes by SI-PET-RAFT: Synthesis and applications

Andriy R. Kuzmyn and Sissi de Beer

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Porous Morphology of High Grafting Density Mixed Polyelectrolyte Brushes Grown from a Y-Inimer Coating

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Langmuir, 2024, 40, 10623
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Polymer Brushes on Nanoparticles for Controlling the Interaction with Protein-Rich Physiological Media

Carlos Pavón, Edmondo M. Benetti and Francesca Lorandi

Langmuir, 2024, 40, 11843
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