Ocean warming-acidification synergism undermines dissolved organic matter assembly. [PDF]
, 2015 Understanding the influence of synergisms on natural processes is a critical step toward determining the full-extent of anthropogenic stressors. As carbon emissions continue unabated, two major stressors--warming and acidification--threaten marine ...
Anaya, Jesse M +4 more
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Functionalized Microgel Rods Interlinked into Soft Macroporous Structures for 3D Cell Culture
Advanced Science, 2022 In this work, a two component microgel assembly using soft anisometric microgels that interlink to create a 3D macroporous construct for cell growth is reported.
Dirk Rommel +9 more
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Equilibrium properties of charged microgels: a Poisson-Boltzmann-Flory approach [PDF]
, 2014 The equilibrium properties of ionic microgels are investigated using a combination of the Poisson-Boltzmann and Flory theories. Swelling behavior, density profiles, and effective charges are all calculated in a self-consistent way.
Christos N. Likos +3 more
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Shear-mediated sol-gel transition of regenerated silk allows the formation of Janus-like microgels
Scientific Reports, 2021 Microcapsules and microgels consisting of macromolecular networks have received increasing attention due to their biomedical and pharmaceutical applications.
Zenon Toprakcioglu, Tuomas P. J. Knowles
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, 2019 Responsive microgels based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) exhibit peculiar behaviours due to the competition between the hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions of the constituent networks. The interpenetration of poly-acrilic acid (PAAc), a pH-
Angelini, Roberta +7 more
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Emulsions stabilised by whey protein microgel particles: Towards food-grade Pickering emulsions [PDF]
, 2014 We have investigated a new class of food-grade particles, whey protein microgels, as stabilisers of triglyceride-water emulsions. The sub-micron particles stabilized oil-in-water emulsions at all pH with and without salt.
Binks, Bernard P. +4 more
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Responsive Hyaluronic Acid–Ethylacrylamide Microgels Fabricated Using Microfluidics Technique
Gels, 2022 Volume changes of responsive microgels can probe interactions between polyelectrolytes and species of opposite charges such as peptides and proteins.
Marcus Wanselius +4 more
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Modelling microgels with controlled structure across the volume phase transition
, 2019 Thermoresponsive microgels are soft colloids that find widespread use as model systems for soft matter physics. Their complex internal architecture, made of a disordered and heterogeneous polymer network, has been so far a major challenge for computer ...
Camerin, Fabrizio +7 more
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A Light‐Driven Microgel Rotor [PDF]
Small, 2019 AbstractThe current understanding of motility through body shape deformation of micro‐organisms and the knowledge of fluid flows at the microscale provides ample examples for mimicry and design of soft microrobots. In this work, a 2D spiral is presented that is capable of rotating by non‐reciprocal curling deformations.
Zhang, Hang +4 more
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Influence of Microgel and Interstitial Matrix Compositions on Granular Hydrogel Composite Properties
Advanced Science, 2023 Granular hydrogels are an emerging class of biomaterials formed by jamming hydrogel microparticles (i.e., microgels). These materials have many advantageous properties that can be tailored through microgel design and extent of packing.
Victoria G. Muir +5 more
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