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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Bottlebrush Polymer"”.
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Expanding the chemical tunability and precision of bottlebrush polymer synthesis
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-03-28 without embargo terms
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The structure, color, and rheology of concentrated diblock bottlebrush polymer solutions
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-04-12 without embargo terms
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Synthesis and Characterization of Complex Polymer Topologies using Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization
Bottlebrush polymers are intriguing topologies that have become more significant in various applications, including drug delivery, elastomers, photonic crystals, anti-fouling coatings, nanoporous materials, and electronic and transport substrates. Polymeric side chains are tightly grafted to a …
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Temperature and Water Responsive Shape Memory Polymers for Soft Tissue Expansion
A biodegradable thermoplastic shape memory polymer which can be used for 3D printing patient specific soft tissue expanders was synthesized and characterized. The bottlebrush polymer with Poly (vinyl alcohol) backbone and polyurethane side chains exhibited shape memory effect. Using an …
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Investigating the fundamentals of ring-opening metathesis polymerization to synthesize large, well-defined, bottlebrush polymers
Ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) is a robust synthetic technique for synthesizing complex polymer architectures (topologies). To achieve complex architectures, specifically bottlebrush polymers, using ROMP, attaining the highest degree of living character is essential. As the molecular …
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Bottlebrush Polymers: A Pathway to Engineering Surfaces and Interfaces
Bottlebrush polymers are macromolecules with a linear backbone and densely-grafted polymeric side-chains. Steric repulsion between the side chains forces the backbone to extend, leading to a rod or wormlike conformation. Therefore, bottlebrush polymers resemble both comb polymers and …
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Designing Microporous Polymers for Separations
… length and dispersity in ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) polymers with pore-generating side chains. Macromonomers with four discrete monodispersities are separated and polymerized to produce bottlebrush polymers with monodisperse side chains. Each bottlebrush polymer is fabricated …
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Synthesis and Grafting To of Biomimetic Bottlebrush Polymers
<p>Specifically-adsorbed bottlebrush coatings are found in nature as brush-like glycoproteins that decorate biointerfaces and provide anti-fouling, lubrication, or wear-protection. These molecules contain a surface-adhesive headgroup to anchor macromolecules to a target surface and a bottlebrush …
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Synthesis of Bottlebrush Polymers Using the Grafting-Through and Transfer-To Methods
Bottlebrush polymers are interesting topologies that have become increasingly relevant in various applications including rheology modifiers, super-soft elastomers, photonic crystals, anti-fouling coatings, the in vivo delivery of therapeutic agents, and as promising substrates in lithographic …
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Tuning Melt/Brush Interactions for Functional Polymer Films
Polymer films are employed in a variety of industries that include electronic materials, anti-fouling coatings, barrier coatings, and adhesives. In many applications, the functionality of these films is controlled by surface and interfacial properties. Polymer brushes can modify the chemistry, …
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Controlling the Bio-Nano Interface via Engineered Layer-by-Layer Nanoparticles for Treatment of Biofilm-Based Infections
… matrix a viscous meshwork of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) that attenuates antibiotic penetration due to its mechanical and physicochemical properties. The standard of care for biofilm infections is prolonged, high-dose antibiotics treatment, which are mostly ineffective and …