Smart self-assembled microgel films as encapsulating carriers for UV-absorbing molecules

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1155-1159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garbiñe Aguirre ◽  
Abdel Khoukh ◽  
Pablo Taboada ◽  
Kamel Chougrani ◽  
Valérie Alard ◽  
...  

This article reports the ability of oligo(ethylene glycol)-based stimuli-responsive microgels to spontaneously form self-assembled microgel films under different conditions such as the presence or absence of water soluble polymers (WSP, formed during the microgel synthesis) and the type and/or amount of salt in the microgel dispersion.


Langmuir ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 4047-4055 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen J. Edler ◽  
Matthew J. Wasbrough ◽  
James A. Holdaway ◽  
Benjamin M. D. O’Driscoll




Author(s):  
Gore S. A. ◽  
Gholve S. B. ◽  
Savalsure S. M. ◽  
Ghodake K. B. ◽  
Bhusnure O. G. ◽  
...  

Smart polymers are materials that respond to small external stimuli. These are also referred as stimuli responsive materials or intelligent materials. Smart polymers that can exhibit stimuli-sensitive properties are becoming important in many commercial applications. These polymers can change shape, strength and pore size based on external factors such as temperature, pH and stress. The stimuli include salt, UV irradiation, temperature, pH, magnetic or electric field, ionic factors etc. Smart polymers are very promising applicants in drug delivery, tissue engineering, cell culture, gene carriers, textile engineering, oil recovery, radioactive wastage and protein purification. The study is focused on the entire features of smart polymers and their most recent and relevant applications. Water soluble polymers with tunable lower critical solution temperature (LCST) are of increasing interest for biological applications such as cell patterning, smart drug release, DNA sequencing etc.



1981 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. V. Tolstousov ◽  
O. A. Bannykh


Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Yao ◽  
Bradley D. Olsen

Small-angle neutron scattering is used to measure the number of bound water molecules associating with three polymers over a wide concentration range. Different fitting workflows are evaluated and recommended depending on the concentration regime.



2005 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 433-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Martel ◽  
D. Ruffin ◽  
M. Weltrowski ◽  
Y. Lekchiri ◽  
M. Morcellet


Author(s):  
Mohsen Mirzaie Yegane ◽  
Julia Schmidt ◽  
Fatima Dugonjic-Bilic ◽  
Benjamin Gerlach ◽  
Pouyan E. Boukany ◽  
...  


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document