Nanopatterned polymer brushes: conformation, fabrication and applications

Qian Yu; Linnea K Ista; Renpeng Gu; Stefan Zauscher; Gabriel P López

doi:10.1039/c5nr07107k

Nanopatterned polymer brushes: conformation, fabrication and applications

Nanoscale. 2016 Jan 14;8(2):680-700. doi: 10.1039/c5nr07107k.

Authors

Qian Yu¹, Linnea K Ista², Renpeng Gu³, Stefan Zauscher³, Gabriel P López⁴

Affiliations

¹ College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China. yuqian@suda.edu.cn.
² Center for Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
³ Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA and NSF Research Triangle Materials Research Science & Engineering Center, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.
⁴ Center for Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA and Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA.

PMID: 26648412
DOI: 10.1039/c5nr07107k

Abstract

Surfaces with end-grafted, nanopatterned polymer brushes that exhibit well-defined feature dimensions and controlled chemical and physical properties provide versatile platforms not only for investigation of nanoscale phenomena at biointerfaces, but also for the development of advanced devices relevant to biotechnology and electronics applications. In this review, we first give a brief introduction of scaling behavior of nanopatterned polymer brushes and then summarize recent progress in fabrication and application of nanopatterned polymer brushes. Specifically, we highlight applications of nanopatterned stimuli-responsive polymer brushes in the areas of biomedicine and biotechnology.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Biocompatible Materials / chemistry
Biotechnology / methods
Cell Adhesion
Computer Simulation
Electrochemistry
Electronics
Electrons
Microscopy, Atomic Force
Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling
Molecular Conformation
Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Nanostructures / chemistry
Nanotechnology / methods*
Polymers / chemistry*
Surface Properties
Temperature

Substances

Biocompatible Materials
Polymers