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eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 2011 One of the most subtle problem in the characterization of thermoresponsive polymers is the evaluation of the relationship between the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of the linear polymer and the volume phase transition temperature (VPTT) of ...
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Spheroid‐On‐A‐Drop: A Modular Droplet Microfluidics Platform
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.The proposed Spheroid‐on‐a‐Drop platform represents a reproducible and tunable platform for the fabrication of biocompatible GelMA‐based microgels, able to support controlled 3D tumor spheroid culture. Its precise control over droplet dynamics and cell distribution paves the way for advanced applications in tissue modeling, drug screening, and ...
A. Fergola +8 more
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Temperature Driven Transformation in Dextran-Graft-PNIPAM/Embedded Silver Nanoparticle Hybrid System
International Journal of Polymer Science, 2019 During the last decade, stimuli-responsible polymers based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) having conformational transition in the range of physiological temperature have been discussed as novel drug delivery nanosystems.
V. Chumachenko +8 more
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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi +4 more
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Thickness-Dependent Swelling Behavior of Vapor-Deposited Hydrogel Thin Films
Proceedings, 2018 Hydrogel thin films containing temperature sensitive chemical functionalities (such as N-isopropylacrylamide, NIPAAm) are particularly interesting for sensor and actuator setups.
Fabian Muralter +2 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Microbial keratitis occurs from the infection of the cornea by fungi and or bacteria. It remains one of the most common global causes of irreversible blindness accounting for 3.5% (36 million) of blind people as of 2015.
J. Pattem +5 more
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Polymer Testing, 2022 This work focused on the development and characterization of poly-n-isopropylacrylamide/graphene oxide composite (PNIPAM-GO) which was prepared by in situ free radical polymerization of n-isopropylacrylamide and graphene oxide (GO).
Jinhong Tan +5 more
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Harnessing Phase Separation for the Development of High‐Performance Hydrogels
Advanced Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Hydrogels are indispensable for the development of next‐generation bioelectronics, soft robotics, and biomedical devices, where their mechanical properties determine performance and reliability. Among strategies to enhance hydrogel mechanics, phase separation enables controlled heterogeneity resulting in gel networks that are reinforced by ...
Yue Shao +3 more
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International Journal of Polymer Science, 2019 Thermoresponsive polymers that exhibit phase transition in response to temperature change can be used as material for smart windows because they can control solar light transmission depending on the outside temperature.
Jae-Hyung Park +7 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Supramolecular hydrogels enable real‐time visualization of mechanical stress through supramolecular switching mechanotransduction. Adamantane‐modified cellulose functions as a responsive domain that undergoes an on–off transition between hydrated and dehydrated states via reversible β‐cyclodextrin–adamantane complexation and decomplexation.
Sooyeon Noh +7 more
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