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Bioactive surfaces and biomaterials via atom transfer radical polymerization by Xu, F.J., Neoh, K.G., Kang, E.T.

“…Recent progress in controlled radical polymerizations, in particular atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), has provided a unique means for the design…”
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Combating Bacterial Colonization on Metals via Polymer Coatings: Relevance to Marine and Medical Applications by Neoh, K. G, Kang, E. T

“…Metals are widely used in engineering as well as medical applications. However, their surfaces are easily colonized by bacteria that form biofilms. Among the…”
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Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of eugenol and carvacrol-grafted chitosan nanoparticles by Chen, Fei, Shi, Zhilong, Neoh, K.G, Kang, E.T

“…Essential oils are known to possess antimicrobial and antioxidant activity while chitosan is a biocompatible polymer with antibacterial activity against a…”
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Lysozyme-Coupled Poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate)−Stainless Steel Hybrids and Their Antifouling and Antibacterial Surfaces by Yuan, Shaojun, Wan, Dong, Liang, Bin, Pehkonen, S. O, Ting, Y. P, Neoh, K. G, Kang, E. T

“…An environmentally benign approach to impart stainless steel (SS) surfaces with antifouling and antibacterial functionalities was described. Surface-initiated…”
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Organo- and Water-Dispersible Graphene Oxide−Polymer Nanosheets for Organic Electronic Memory and Gold Nanocomposites by Li, Guo Liang, Liu, Gang, Li, Min, Wan, Dong, Neoh, K. G, Kang, E. T

“…A solution-processable graphene oxide (GO)−polymer complex, consisting of GO nanosheets with covalently grafted poly(tert-butyl acrylate) (PtBA) brushes, was…”
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Hollow polymeric nanostructures—Synthesis, morphology and function by Fu, Guo-Dong, Li, Guo Liang, Neoh, K.G., Kang, E.T.

“…The development of reliable synthetic routes to polymeric nanostructures of well-defined composition, morphology and function is of scientific importance and…”
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Glucose Biosensor from Covalent Immobilization of Chitosan-Coupled Carbon Nanotubes on Polyaniline-Modified Gold Electrode by Wan, Dong, Yuan, Shaojun, Li, G. L, Neoh, K. G, Kang, E. T

“…An amperometric glucose biosensor was prepared using polyaniline (PANI) and chitosan-coupled carbon nanotubes (CS-CNTs) as the signal amplifiers and glucose…”
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pH-Responsive Hollow Polymeric Microspheres and Concentric Hollow Silica Microspheres from Silica−Polymer Core−Shell Microspheres by Li, Guoliang, Liu, Gang, Kang, E. T, Neoh, K. G, Yang, Xinlin

“…Nearly monodispersed silica−poly(methacrylic acid) (SiO2−PMAA) core−shell microspheres were synthesized by distillation-precipitation polymerization from…”
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Superhydrophobic fluoropolymer-modified copper surface via surface graft polymerisation for corrosion protection by Yuan, Shaojun, Pehkonen, S.O., Liang, Bin, Ting, Y.P., Neoh, K.G., Kang, E.T.

“…The representative SEM images of (a) etched Cu and (b) Cu- g-P(HFBA)2 surfaces, and the insets are contact angle profiles of water droplet on the corresponding…”
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Surface Functionalization of Titanium with Carboxymethyl Chitosan and Immobilized Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 for Enhanced Osseointegration by Shi, Zhilong, Neoh, K. G, Kang, E. T, Poh, Chye Khoon, Wang, Wilson

“…Orthopedic implant failure has been attributed mainly to loosening of the implant from host bone, which may be due to poor bonding of the implant material to…”
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Star-Shaped Cationic Polymers by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization from β-Cyclodextrin Cores for Nonviral Gene Delivery by Xu, F. J, Zhang, Z. X, Ping, Y, Li, J, Kang, E. T, Neoh, K. G

“…Cationic polymers with low cytotoxicity and high transfection efficiency have attracted considerable attention as nonviral carriers for gene delivery. Herein,…”
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Functionalization of Titanium Surfaces via Controlled Living Radical Polymerization:  From Antibacterial Surface to Surface for Osteoblast Adhesion by Zhang, Fan, Shi, Z. L, Chua, P. H, Kang, E. T, Neoh, K. G

“…Controlled surface graft polymerizations allowed a wide range of functionalities, from antibacterial effects to cell adhesion properties, to be imparted on…”
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Superparamagnetic Hyperbranched Polyglycerol‐Grafted Fe3O4 Nanoparticles as a Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent: An In Vitro Assessment by Wang, Liang, Neoh, K. G., Kang, E. T., Shuter, Borys, Wang, Shih‐Chang

“…Hyperbranched polyglycerol‐grafted, magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles (HPG‐grafted MNPs) are successfully synthesized by surface‐initiated ring‐opening…”
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Surface Functionalization Technique for Conferring Antibacterial Properties to Polymeric and Cellulosic Surfaces by Cen, Lian, Neoh, K. G, Kang, E. T

“…A simple surface modification technique was developed to functionalize polymeric and cellulosic materials with bactericidal polycationic groups. The…”
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Non-Volatile Polymer Memory Device Based on a Novel Copolymer of N-Vinylcarbazole and Eu-Complexed Vinylbenzoate by Ling, Q., Song, Y., Ding, S. J., Zhu, C., Chan, D. S. H., Kwong, D.-L., Kang, E.-T., Neoh, K.-G.

“…A polymer‐memory device based on a copolymer containing carbazole (donor) and Eu‐complex (acceptor) groups in a metal/insulator/metal architecture is…”
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Corrosion Behavior of Type 304 Stainless Steel in a Simulated Seawater-Based Medium in the Presence and Absence of Aerobic Pseudomonas NCIMB 2021 Bacteria by Yuan, S. J, Pehkonen, S. O, Ting, Y. P, Kang, E. T, Neoh, K. G

“…A comparative study of the corrosion behavior of type 304 stainless steel (304 SS) in a nutrient-rich simulated seawater-based medium in the presence and…”
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Covalent Immobilization of Glucose Oxidase on Well-Defined Poly(glycidyl methacrylate)−Si(111) Hybrids from Surface-Initiated Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization by Xu, F. J, Cai, Q. J, Li, Y. L, Kang, E. T, Neoh, K. G

“…A simple one-step procedure was employed for the covalent immobilization of an atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiator, via the robust Si−C bond,…”
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Hairy Hollow Microspheres of Fluorescent Shell and Temperature-Responsive Brushes via Combined Distillation-Precipitation Polymerization and Thiol−ene Click Chemistry by Li, Guo Liang, Xu, Li Qun, Tang, Xuezhi, Neoh, K. G, Kang, E. T

“…Nearly monodispersed silica core−poly(N-vinylcarbazole) shell (SiO2@PVK) microspheres of 226, 235, and 244 nm in average diameters were first synthesized by…”
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Functionalization of Nylon Membranes via Surface-Initiated Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization by Xu, F. J, Zhao, J. P, Kang, E. T, Neoh, K. G, Li, J

“…The ability to manipulate and control the surface properties of nylons is of crucial importance to their widespread applications. In this work,…”
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(Carboxymethyl)chitosan-Modified Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Stem Cells by Shi, Zhilong, Neoh, K. G, Kang, E. T, Shuter, Borys, Wang, Shih-Chang, Poh, Chyekhoon, Wang, W

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is emerging as a powerful tool for in vivo noninvasive tracking of magnetically labeled stem cells. In this work, we present…”
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