The future of polymer brushes

IF 5.8 2区化学 Q1 POLYMER SCIENCE

European Polymer Journal Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2025.113927

Alessio Lo Bocchiaro, Elena Avanzini, Francesca Lorandi, Edmondo M. Benetti

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More than 35 years after the seminal inception of the concept of assemblies of surface-tethered polymer chains, or “polymer brushes”, a new subfield of polymer science has been progressively emerging, encompassing various interdisciplinary aspects of polymer chemistry, surface science, and materials science. The application of polymer brushes is now widespread across a broad range of formulations, and advancements in controlled chain-growth polymerizations have been accompanied by simultaneous refinements in corresponding surface-initiated processes. Thanks to these progresses, generating a brush on a solid substrate is now accessible enough to serve as an undergraduate-level lab exercise. However, while polymer brushes are finding fascinating new applications in biotechnology, energy materials, and catalysis, their translation into technology remains an ongoing challenge. In this short perspective article, we summarize the latest developments in the synthesis and application of polymer brushes, particularly highlighting the potential future directions of this exciting field of research.

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聚合物刷的未来

在“表面系链聚合物”或“聚合物刷”概念的开创性诞生35年后，聚合物科学的一个新的分支领域已经逐渐出现，它涵盖了聚合物化学、表面科学和材料科学的各个跨学科方面。聚合物刷的应用现在广泛应用于各种配方，在控制链生长聚合方面的进步伴随着相应的表面引发工艺的同时改进。由于这些进展，在固体基板上生成刷子现在可以作为本科水平的实验室练习。然而，尽管聚合物刷在生物技术、能源材料和催化领域有了令人着迷的新应用，但将其转化为技术仍然是一个持续的挑战。在这篇简短的展望文章中，我们总结了聚合物刷的合成和应用的最新进展，特别强调了这一令人兴奋的研究领域的潜在未来方向。

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European Polymer Journal 化学-高分子科学

CiteScore

9.90

自引率

10.00%

发文量

691

审稿时长

23 days

期刊介绍： European Polymer Journal is dedicated to publishing work on fundamental and applied polymer chemistry and macromolecular materials. The journal covers all aspects of polymer synthesis, including polymerization mechanisms and chemical functional transformations, with a focus on novel polymers and the relationships between molecular structure and polymer properties. In addition, we welcome submissions on bio-based or renewable polymers, stimuli-responsive systems and polymer bio-hybrids. European Polymer Journal also publishes research on the biomedical application of polymers, including drug delivery and regenerative medicine. The main scope is covered but not limited to the following core research areas: Polymer synthesis and functionalization • Novel synthetic routes for polymerization, functional modification, controlled/living polymerization and precision polymers. Stimuli-responsive polymers • Including shape memory and self-healing polymers. Supramolecular polymers and self-assembly • Molecular recognition and higher order polymer structures. Renewable and sustainable polymers • Bio-based, biodegradable and anti-microbial polymers and polymeric bio-nanocomposites. Polymers at interfaces and surfaces • Chemistry and engineering of surfaces with biological relevance, including patterning, antifouling polymers and polymers for membrane applications. Biomedical applications and nanomedicine • Polymers for regenerative medicine, drug delivery molecular release and gene therapy The scope of European Polymer Journal no longer includes Polymer Physics.