Publications by Nicolas Bertrand Schüwer

Swelling Behavior and Nanomechanical Properties of (Peptide-Modified) Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and Poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate) Brushes

Harm-Anton Klok, Solenne Desseaux, Kislon Voitchovsky, Nicolas Bertrand Schüwer, Juan Pablo Hinestrosa Salazar

Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) and poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methacrylate) (PPEGMA) brushes represent a class of thin, surface-tethered polymer films that have been extensively used e.g. to generate non-biofouling surfaces or as model systems t ...

American Chemical Society2016

Synthesis of Responsive Polymer Brushes for Sensing Applications

Nicolas Bertrand Schüwer

During the past decades the field of sensors has been subject to much attention due to an increased demand for (bio)sensors and environmental monitoring. The efforts have been concentrated to create sensors which are reliable, highly sensitive and selectiv ...

EPFL2011

A Potassium-Selective Quartz Crystal Microbalance Sensor Based on Crown-Ether Functionalized Polymer Brushes

Harm-Anton Klok, Nicolas Bertrand Schüwer

Benzo-15-crown-5 functionalized polymer brushes prepared via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization are used as the active layer in a potassium-selective quartz crystal microbalance sensor. The polymer brushes allow the selective detection ...

Wiley-Blackwell2010

Degradable Polymer Brushes Prepared via Surface-Initiated Controlled Radical Polymerization

Harm-Anton Klok, Nicolas Bertrand Schüwer, Carl Riachi

Hydrolytically degradable polymer brushes would represent an interesting platform for the development of functional coatings for various biomaterials applications In this manuscript, the surface- initiated atom transfer radical copolymerization of 5.6-benz ...

American Chemical Society2009

Polymer Brushes via Surface-Initiated Controlled Radical Polymerization: Synthesis, Characterization, Properties, and Applications

Harm-Anton Klok, Stefano Tugulu, Raphaël Barbey, Caroline Sugnaux, Dusko Paripovic, Nicolas Bertrand Schüwer

American Chemical Society2009