BEJI , Mohammed

Here, templateless electropolymerization is employed to produce nanotubular structures from various thieno[3,4-b]thiophene-based monomers that differ in substituent structure and size, as well as the linker connecting the thieno[3,4-b]thiophene core and substituent. The formation densely packed vertically aligned are obtained from monomers with...

Controlling the shape of surface nanostructures is fundamental for various potential applications for example, in water harvesting systems, liquid transportation or oil/water separation membranes. Here, the creation of porous surface structures is made by a process called templateless electropolymerization, in which water (H2O) is...

The bioinspiration is one of the best ways to make a breakthrough in a field, and particularly in the wetting properties. Bioinspired by natural species such as rose petals and gecko foot and previous researches, nanotubular structures are prepared here by soft-template electropolymerization in organic solvent and using an original...

Here, a bioinspired strategy is used to prepare well-ordered nanotubular structures, as observed in animals and plants such as gecko toepads or corals. The nanotubes are obtained by templateless electropolymerization of thieno[3,4-b]thiophene-based monomers with various aromatic groups in organic solvent (dichloromethane). The most interesting...

Surface modifications are key for a great number of applications. In order to perfectly control the surface properties, it is important to control the modification pathways. Two general pathways can be described in order to introduce modification on surfaces: the post- and the ante- strategies. In this work, we focus on the comparison between...

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