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Grafted block complex coacervate core micelles and their effect on protein adsorption on silica and polystyrene [PDF]

, 2010
peer reviewedWe have studied the formation and the stability of grafted block complex coacervate core micelles (C3Ms) in solution and the influence of grafted block C3M coatings on the adsorption of the proteins beta-lactoglobulin, bovine serum albumin ...
Arie de Keizer, Cohen Stuart, Martien A., Brzozowska, Agata M., Norde, Willem, Christophe Detrembleur, Detrembleur, Christophe, Cohen Stuart, M.A., Agata M. Brzozowska, Willem Norde, de Keizer, Arie, Keizer, A., de, Stuart, Martien Cohen, Norde, W., Brzozowska, A.M., Detrembleur, C., Martien A. Cohen Stuart, de Keizer, A.   +16 more
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Lateral diffusion processes in biomimetic polymer membranes [PDF]

, 2015
Molecular self-assembly offers an important bottom-up approach to generate new materials with great potential for applications in nano-, life- and medical- sciences and engineering.
Itel, Fabian
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Cinnamyl-Modified Polyglycidol/Poly(ε-Caprolactone) Block Copolymer Nanocarriers for Enhanced Encapsulation and Prolonged Release of Cannabidiol

Pharmaceutics, 2023
The present study describes the development of novel block copolymer nanocarriers of the phytocannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD), designed to enhance the solubility of the drug in water while achieving high encapsulation efficiency and prolonged drug release.
Natalia Toncheva-Moncheva, Erik Dimitrov, Georgi Grancharov, Denitsa Momekova, Petar Petrov, Stanislav Rangelov   +5 more
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Gas-tight triblock-copolymer membranes are converted to CO2 permeable by insertion of plant aquaporins [PDF]

, 2012
We demonstrate that membranes consisting of certain triblock-copolymers were tight for CO2. Using a novel approach, we provide evidence for aquaporin facilitated CO2 diffusion.
Itel, Fabian, Otto, B., Uehlein, N., Uehlein, Norbert, Kaldenhoff, Ralf, Itel, F., Otto, Beate, Meier, W., Kaldenhoff, R., Meier, Wolfgang, Eilingsfeld, A., Eilingsfeld, Adrian   +11 more
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Moebius strips of chiral block copolymers

Nature Communications, 2019
The Moebius topology is intriguing because of its structural elegance and distinct properties. Here the authors report block copolymer Moebius strips via a fast self-assembly of chiral block copolymer polystyrene-block-poly(D-lactide acid) in ...
Zhen Geng, Bijin Xiong, Liquan Wang, Ke Wang, Min Ren, Lianbin Zhang, Jintao Zhu, Zhenzhong Yang   +7 more
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Biomimetic Block Copolymer Membranes

CHIMIA, 2008
In this article, we review the recent advances in the field of block copolymer membranes. We discuss the similarities and differences between natural membranes and their polymeric counterparts, pointing out the advantages of the latter in ...
Katarzyna Kita-Tokarczyk, Wolfgang Meier
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Thermoresponsive and Redox Behaviors of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Based Block Copolymers Having TEMPO Groups as Their Side Chains

International Journal of Polymer Science, 2013
Thermoresponsive and redox-active block copolymers having 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) moieties have been synthesized by using the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization technique.
Toru Uemukai, Tomoya Hioki, Manabu Ishifune   +2 more
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Structure/Glass Transition Temperature Relationship of PVAc-b-poly(MA-co-MMA) Terpolymers with Theoretical and Topological Methods [PDF]

علوم و تکنولوژی پلیمر, 2013
The glass transition temperature of several PVAc(1)-b-poly(MA-co-MMA) (2) terpolymers with different fractions of methyl acrylate (MA) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) repeating units in random copolymer (block 2) were calculated with Barton, Kwei and ...
M.R. Rostami Daronkola, M.A. Semsarzadeh
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Natural channel protein inserts and functions in a completely artificial, solid-supported bilayer membrane [PDF]

, 2013
Reconstitution of membrane proteins in artificial membrane systems creates a platform for exploring their potential for pharmacological or biotechnological applications.
Fu, Wangyang, Palivan, Cornelia G., Meier, Wolfgang, Zhang, Xiaoyan   +3 more
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Chemically Fueled Block Copolymer Self-Assembly into Transient Nanoreactors

, 2021
In chemically fueled supramolecular materials, molecular self-assembly is coupled to a fuel-driven chemical reaction cycle. The fuel-dependence makes the material dynamic and endows it with exciting properties like adaptivity and autonomy. In contrast to
Michaela A., Würbser, Jonas, Heckel, Patrick, Schwarz, Alexander M., Bergmann, Andreas, Walther, Job, Boekhoven   +5 more
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