TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kita-Tokarczyk, Katarzyna
A1  - Junginger, Mathias
A1  - Belegrinou, Serena
A1  - Taubert, Andreas
ED  - Muller, AHE
ED  - Borisov, O
T1  - Amphiphilic polymers at interfaces
JF  - Advances in polymer science
JF  - Advances in Polymer Science
N2  - Self-assembly phenomena in block copolymer systems are attracting considerable interest from the scientific community and industry alike. Particularly interesting is the behavior of amphiphilic copolymers, which can self-organize into nanoscale-sized objects such as micelles, vesicles, or tubes in solution, and which form well-defined assemblies at interfaces such as air-liquid, air-solid, or liquid-solid. Depending on the polymer chemistry and architecture, various types of organization at interfaces can be expected, and further exploited for applications in nanotechnology, electronics, and biomedical sciences.
 In this article, we discuss the formation and characterization of Langmuir monolayers from various amphiphilic block copolymers, including chargeable and thus pH-responsivematerials. Solid-supported polymer films are reviewed in the context of alteration of surface properties by ultrathin polymer layers and the possibilities for application in tissue engineering, sensors and biomaterials. Finally, we focus on how organic and polymer monolayers influence the growth of inorganic materials. This is a truly biomimetic approach since Nature uses soft interfaces to control the nucleation, growth, and morphology of biominerals such as calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, and silica.
KW  - Amphiphilic polymers
KW  - Langmuir monolayers
KW  - Polymers on surfaces
KW  - Bio-inspired mineralization
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 978-3-642-22297-9
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/12_2010_58
SN  - 0065-3195
VL  - 242
IS  - 1
SP  - 151
EP  - 201
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mutlu, Hatice
A1  - de Espinosa, Lucas Montero
A1  - Meier, Michael A. R.
T1  - Acyclic diene metathesis a versatile tool for the construction of defined polymer architectures
JF  - Chemical Society reviews
N2  - Two decades have passed since the metathesis polymerisation of alpha,omega-dienes was successfully demonstrated by the group of Wagener and the term acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerisation was coined. Since then, the advances of metathesis chemistry have allowed to expand the scope of this versatile polymerisation reaction that nowadays finds applications in different fields, such as polymer, material, or medicinal chemistry. This critical review provides an insight into the historical aspects of ADMET and a detailed overview of the work done to date applying this versatile polymerisation reaction (221 references).
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1039/b924852h
SN  - 0306-0012
VL  - 40
IS  - 3
SP  - 1404
EP  - 1445
PB  - Royal Society of Chemistry
CY  - Cambridge
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wischerhoff, Erik
A1  - Badi, Nezha
A1  - Laschewsky, André
A1  - Lutz, Jean-Francois
ED  - Börner, Hans Gerhard
ED  - Lutz, JF
T1  - Smart polymer surfaces concepts and applications in biosciences
JF  - Advances in polymer science = Fortschritte der Hochpolymeren-Forschung
JF  - Advances in Polymer Science
N2  - Stimuli-responsive macromolecules (i.e., pH-, thermo-, photo-, chemo-, and bioresponsive polymers) have gained exponential importance in materials science, nanotechnology, and biotechnology during the last two decades. This chapter describes the usefulness of this class of polymer for preparing smart surfaces (e.g., modified planar surfaces, particles surfaces, and surfaces of three-dimensional scaffolds). Some efficient pathways for connecting these macromolecules to inorganic, polymer, or biological substrates are described. In addition, some emerging bioapplications of smart polymer surfaces (e.g., antifouling surfaces, cell engineering, protein chromatography, tissue engineering, biochips, and bioassays) are critically discussed.
KW  - Antifouling surfaces
KW  - Bioactive surfaces
KW  - Biocompatible polymers
KW  - Bioseparation
KW  - Cell engineering
KW  - Polymer-modified surfaces
KW  - Stimuli-responsive polymers
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 978-3-642-20154-7
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/12_2010_88
SN  - 0065-3195
VL  - 240
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 33
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  -