Functionalized surfaces: Cylindrical micellar brushes with controlled length tailored chemical options
(PHYSorg.com Chemistry)

A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in China has developed a way to functionalize surfaces with cylindrical micelle brushes with controlled length and tailored chemical options. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group outlines their method, give specific examples, and discuss possible uses for it. Alejandro Presa Soto with the University of Oviedo has published a Perspective piece in the same journal issue discussing the importance of patterned surface design and its many uses, along with a discussion of the work done by the team in China.