Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogel for Diving/Surfacing Device [PDF]
Micromachines, 2021 Underwater robots and vehicles have received great attention due to their potential applications in remote sensing and search and rescue. A challenge for micro aquatic robots is the lack of small motors needed for three-dimensional locomotion in water ...
Jung Gi Choi +6 more
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Ocular Biocompatibility of Poly-N-Isopropylacrylamide (pNIPAM)
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016 Purpose. To study the safety of intravitreal injections of poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (pNIPAM) tissue adhesive in rabbit eyes. Methods. Twelve study rabbits received an intravitreal injection of 0.1 mL 50% pNIPAM in the right eye.
Luiz H. Lima +2 more
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Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) Based Electrically Conductive Hydrogels and Their Applications [PDF]
Gels, 2022 Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) based electrically conductive hydrogels (PNIPAM-ECHs) have been extensively studied in recent decades due to their thermal-responsive (leading to the volume change of hydrogels) and electrically conductive performance.
Zexing Deng +8 more
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Frequency-Dependent Ultrasonic Stimulation of Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) Microgels in Water [PDF]
Gels, 2022 As a novel stimulus, we use high-frequency ultrasonic waves to provide the required energy for breaking hydrogen bonds between Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and water molecules while the solution temperature is maintained below the volume phase ...
Atieh Razavi +5 more
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Smart and Efficient Synthesis of Cyclic Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)s by Ring Expansion RAFT (RE-RAFT) Polymerization and Analysis of Their Unique Temperature-Responsive Properties [PDF]
MoleculesCyclic polymers have many interesting properties compared to their linear analogs, but there are very few examples of their synthesis. This is because most cyclic polymers have been synthesized by stepwise processes, including synthesizing homo- or ...
Jin Motoyanagi +2 more
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Synthesis and characterization of poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide-co-N-isopropylacrylamide) copolymers [PDF]
Hemijska Industrija, 2020 Copolymeric hydrogels of poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide-co-N-isopropylacrylamide), p(NIPMAM/NIPAM), are synthesized by radical polymerization of N-isopropylmethacryl-amide (NIPMAM) and N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) monomers by using the cross-linker ...
Urošević Maja Z. +4 more
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Тонкие химические технологии, 2021 Objectives. Due to the increasing number of oncological diseases, active research into developing new radiopharmaceuticals is underway. Thermosensitive copolymers have valuable physicochemical properties that can be harnessed to develop therapeutic ...
V. R. Duflot +2 more
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Morphogenesis of starfish polymersomes
Nature Communications, 2023 The enhanced membrane stability and chemical versatility of polymeric vesicles have made them promising tools in micro/nanoreactors, drug delivery, cell mimicking, etc. However, shape control over polymersomes remains a challenge and has restricted their
Jiawei Sun +7 more
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Polyester textile functionalization through incorporation of pH/thermo-responsive microgels. Part II: polyester functionalization and characterization [PDF]
, 2011 A new approach to functionalize the surface of polyester textiles is described in this study. Functionalization was achieved by incorporating pH/temperature-responsive polyelectrolyte microgels into the textile surface layer using UV irradiation. The aim
Calvimontes, A. +3 more
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Modern Approaches to the Medical Use of pH- and Temperature-Sensitive Copolymer Hydrogels (Review)
Конденсированные среды и межфазные границы, 2020 This article provides the review of the medical use of pH- and temperature-sensitive polymer hydrogels. Such polymers are characterised by their thermal and pH sensitivity in aqueous solutions at the functioning temperature of living organisms and can ...
Vyacheslav A. Kuznetsov
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