Two novel thermo-responsive polymer brushes were prepared from L-alanine derivatives using the surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) technique. The temperature-induced cell capture and release on both polymer brush modified substrates were further explored.

Alcohols have been demonstrated to be efficient reducing agents for AGET-ATRP for the first time. Well-controlled polymerizations have been successfully achieved with the typical characteristics of "living"/controlled radical polymerization.

Nitrones are demonstrated to efficiently mediate radical coupling reactions on the example of the conjugation of ATRP-made polymers, yielding macromolecules with distinct functional alkoxyamine centres in mid-chain locations of the chains.

A novel supramolecular star polymer is reported, which can be prepared either from atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of a self-assembled initiator or from self-assembly of a guanosine-capped linear polymer.

Osteoconductive mineral coatings are beneficial for improving the osteointegration of metallic orthopedic/dental implants, but achieving adequate structural integration between the surface minerals and underlying metallic substrates has been a significant challenge. Here, we report covalent grafting of zwitterionic poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) (pSBMA) brushes on the Ti6Al4V substrates to pro...

Polymersomes that encapsulate a hydrophilic polymer are prepared by conducting biocatalytic atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) in these hollow nanostructures. To this end, ATRPase horseradish peroxidase (HRP) is encapsulated into vesicles self-assembled from poly(dimethylsiloxane)-block-poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) (PDMS-b-PMOXA) diblock copolymers. The vesicles are turned into nanoreact...

Abstract Organocatalytic atom transfer radical polymerization (O-ATRP) is recently emerging as an appealing method for the synthesis of metal-free polymer materials with well-defined microstructures and architectures. However, development highly effective catalysts that can be employed at a practical low loading are still challenging task. Herein, we introduce catalyst design logic based on het...

A photo-curable 3-arm starshape polyacrylic acid was synthesized via aqueous atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), followed by tethering with 2isocyanatoethyl methacrylate. The purified polymer was used to formulate with water, comonomer and Fuji II LC filler to form a photocurable glass-ionomer cement. Compressive strength (CS) was used for evaluation. The effects of MW, comonomer, fill...

Peroxidase mimetic catalytic atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) was first used to install tertiary amine-functionalized polymer brushes on the surface of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) in a facile and highly efficient manner. Poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) brushes-grafted MSNs were fabricated by biocompatible deuteroheminβ-Ala-His-Thr-Val-Glu-Lys (DhHP-6)-c...