title: Nanopatterned polymer brushes: conformation, fabrication and applications.
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.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China. yuqian@suda.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
authors.forename: Linnea K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Ista
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Renpeng
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zauscher
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Gabriel P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: López
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004563:Electrochemistry; D004581:Electronics; D004583:Electrons; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D016252:Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011108:Polymers