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Abstract:
"Smart" surfaces that modulate their physico-chemical properties in response to environmental triggers can be fabricated by functionalization of a surface with stimuli-responsive polymers (SRPs). This article summarizes different approaches to the fabrication of "smart" surfaces and their applications. Recent results that demonstrate reversible micropatterning of proteins using a smart biopolymer as well as a simple, colorimetric assay to characterize the phase transition behavior of SRPs at the solid-water interface are highlighted.
Keywords:
Surface treatment;Organic polymers;Interfaces (materials);Assays;Phase transitions;Gold;Nanostructured materials;Biomaterials;