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Smart Poly(lactide)-b-poly(triethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate) (PLA-b-PTEGMA) Block Copolymers: One-Pot Synthesis, Temperature Behavior, and Controlled Release of Paclitaxel

Pharmaceutics, 2023
This paper introduces a new class of amphiphilic block copolymers created by combining two polymers: polylactic acid (PLA), a biocompatible and biodegradable hydrophobic polyester used for cargo encapsulation, and a hydrophilic polymer composed of oligo ...
Svetlana Lukáš Petrova, Martina Vragović, Ewa Pavlova, Zulfiya Černochová, Alessandro Jäger, Eliézer Jäger, Rafał Konefał   +6 more
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Surface Transitions for Confined Associating Mixtures

, 1997
Thin films of binary mixtures that interact through isotropic forces and directionally specific "hydrogen bonding" are considered through Monte Carlo simulations.
A. Sariban, B. A. Scheibner, B. A. Veytsman, C. Sagui, H. Li, H. Nakanishi, H. Nakanishi, H. Nakanishi, J. A. Barker, J. Hirschfelder, J. S. Walker, J. Wheeler, K. Binder, K. Binder, M. E. Fisher, M. E. Fisher, M. R. Meadows, Michael Kotelyanskii, S. Mader, S. Reich, Sanat K. Kumar, T. C. Lubensky, V. M. Andreyeva   +22 more
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Controlled surface initiated polymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide from polycaprolactone substrates for regulating cell attachment and detachment [PDF]

, 2012
Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) substrates were modified with thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) brushes to direct and control cellular attachment and detachment. Prior to brush growth, the surface of PCL was activated by a diamine to allow
Blitterswijk, C.A. van, Di Luca, A., Klein Gunnewiek, M., Moroni, L., Sui, X., Vancso, G.J.   +5 more
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Effects of Hofmeister Anions on the LCST of PNIPAM as a Function of Molecular Weight [PDF]

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007
The effect of a series of sodium salts on the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), PNIPAM, was investigated as a function of molecular weight and polymer concentration with a temperature gradient microfluidic device under a dark-field microscope.
Yanjie, Zhang, Steven, Furyk, Laura B, Sagle, Younhee, Cho, David E, Bergbreiter, Paul S, Cremer   +5 more
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Enhanced cancer therapy with cold-controlled drug release and photothermal warming enabled by one nanoplatform [PDF]

, 2018
Stimuli-responsive nanoparticles hold great promise for drug delivery to improve the safety and efficacy of cancer therapy. One of the most investigated stimuli-responsive strategies is to induce drug release by heating with laser, ultrasound, or ...
Agarwal, Pranay, He, Xiaoming, Liang, Yutong, Lu, Xiongbin, Tkaczuk, Katherine H. R., Wang, Hai, Xu, Jiangsheng, Zhao, Gang   +7 more
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Unusual Lower Critical Solution Temperature Phase Behavior of Poly(benzyl methacrylate) in a Pyrrolidinium-Based Ionic Liquid

Molecules, 2021
Polymer/ionic liquid systems are being increasingly explored, yet those exhibiting lower critical solution temperature (LCST) phase behavior remain poorly understood.
Brian R. Carrick, Claire L. Seitzinger, Timothy P. Lodge   +2 more
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Effect of surfactant concentration on the responsiveness of a thermoresponsive copolymer/surfactant mixture with potential application on Smart foams formulations

, 2017
We studied a system formed by a mixture of a thermoresponsive negatively charged graft copolymer (Alg-g-PNIPAAm) with a brush-type structure, and an oppositely charged surfactant (DTAB), in bulk and at the air-solution interface. We performed experiments
Cuenca, Ezequiel, Domínguez, Claudia, Lencina, M. M. Soledad, Leyes, Marcos D. Fernández, Miconi, Eugenio Fernández, Ritacco, Hernán A.   +5 more
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Engineering Intelligent Graphene Oxide‐Cellulose Membranes: Suppressing Thermal Runaway for a Safer Aqueous Zinc‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A novel thermos‐responsive hydroxypropyl cellulose/graphene oxide (HPC/GO) composite membrane is fabricated for reversible temperature‐gated ion transport in aqueous zinc‐ion batteries. Enabled by LCST‐driven structural transition, unimpeded ion diffusion at room temperature delivers high capacity, while elevated temperature suppresses transport; full ...
Xueli Bi, Kou Yang, Shushen Zheng, Juncheng Wang, Meng Li, Zhenzhen Wu, Yulin Zhong, Daria V. Andreeva, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shanqing Zhang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urea decreases specific ion effects on the LCST of PMMA-block-PDMAEMA aggregates

Polímeros, 2014
Urea is a well-known additive used as a mild protein denaturant. The effect of urea on proteins, micellar systems and other colloids is still under debate.
João Carlos Perbone de Souza, Fábio Herbst Florenzano   +1 more
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Thermosensitive Cu2O-PNIPAM core-shell nanoreactors with tunable photocatalytic activity [PDF]

, 2016
We report a facile and novel method for the fabrication of Cu2O@PNIPAM core-shell nanoreactors using Cu2O nanocubes as the core. The PNIPAM shell not only effectively protects the Cu2O nanocubes from oxidation, but also improves the colloidal stability ...
Angioletti-Uberti, Stefano, Ballauff, Matthias, Dzubiella, Joachim, Henzler, Katja, Jia, He, Kochovski, Zdravko, Lin, Xianzhong, Lu, Yan, Möser, Jannik, Ott, Andreas, Roa, Rafael, Schnegg, Alexander   +11 more
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