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Macroporous materials: microfluidic fabrication, functionalization and applications [PDF]

, 2015
This article provides an up-to-date highly comprehensive overview (594 references) on the state of the art of the synthesis and design of macroporous materials using microfluidics and their applications in different ...
Bai, Z, Luque, R, Prinsen, P, Wang, B, Wang, H, Wang, H, Xuan, J   +6 more
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IPN hydrogels based on PNIPAAm and PVA-Ma networks: characterization through measure of LCST, swelling ratio and mechanical properties - doi: 10.4025/actascitechnol.v34i2.15019

Acta Scientiarum: Technology, 2012
IPN hydrogels based on chemically modified poly(vinyl alcohol) (or PVA-Ma), with different degrees of substitution (DS), and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (or PNIPAAm) were obtained and characterized through measures of LCST, swelling ratio and mechanical ...
Adriana Cristina Wenceslau, Adley Forti Rubira, Edvani Curti Muniz   +2 more
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A dual-gelling poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based ink and thermoreversible poloxamer support bath for high-resolution bioprinting

Bioactive Materials, 2022
Extrusion bioprinting is a popular method for fabricating tissue engineering scaffolds because of its potential to rapidly produce complex, bioactive or cell-laden scaffolds.
Adam M. Navara, Yu Seon Kim, Yilan Xu, Christopher L. Crafton, Mani Diba, Jason L. Guo, Antonios G. Mikos   +6 more
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Dynamic Compression of in situ Grown Living Polymer Brush: Simulation and Experiment

, 2012
A comparative dynamic Monte Carlo simulation study of polydisperse living polymer brushes, created by surface initiated living polymerization, and conventional polymer monodisperse brush, comprising linear polymer chains, grafted to a planar substrate ...
Abbasi, F., Jalili, K., Milchev, A.
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Chitosan coated alginate beads containing poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) for dual-stimuli-responsive drug release [PDF]

, 2008
Chitosan coated alginate beads containing poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAM), were prepared to be used as a controlled pH/temperature sensitive drug delivery system with improved encapsulation efficiency and delayed release rate.
Anal, Anal, Chiou, Dautzemberg, Doria-Serrano, Du, Feil, González, Guilherme, Guilherme, Hari, Ju, Ju, Kim, Kuckling, Li, Lo, Majeti, Matsusaki, Mi, Mi, Nokhodchi, Park, Ribeiro, Ribeiro, Schild, Serizawa, Shi, Silva, Soppimath, Tapia, Ye, Yuk, Zhang   +33 more
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Gold nanocages covered by smart polymers for controlled release with near-infrared light [PDF]

, 2009
Photosensitive caged compounds have enhanced our ability to address the complexity of biological systems by generating effectors with remarkable spatial/temporal resolutions.
Chen, Jingyi, Cheng, Yiyun, Cobley, Claire M., Kim, Chulhong, Rycenga, Matthew, Schwartz, Andrea G., Song, Kwang H., Wang, Lihong V., Xia, Younan, Xie, Jingwei, Yavuz, Mustafa S., Zhang, Qiang   +11 more
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Precise Regulation of Membrane Proteins: From Physical Technology to Biomolecular Strategy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review summarizes the emerging strategies for the precise regulation of membrane proteins using physical stimuli and biomolecule‐based tools. These methods provide new insights into cell regulation and offer promising directions for future disease treatment.
Xiu Zhao, Qingqing Zhou, Mengli Li, Wen Zou, Zhenzhong Zhang, Jinjin Shi, Junjie Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Bioinspired Material‐Based Actuators: Current Challenges and Prospects

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
This work gathers, in a review style, an extensive and comprehensive literature overview on the development of autonomous actuators based on synthetic materials, bringing together valuable knowledge from several studies. Furthermore, the article identifies the fundamental principles of actuation mechanisms and defines key parameters to address the size
Alejandro Palacios, Léon Chiriatti, Simon Poppinga, Thomas Speck, Vincent Le Houérou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Point‐of‐Care Testing Device Based on Bioluminescent Pyrophosphate in Real‐Time and Recombinase‐aid Amplification

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A point‐of‐care testing method based on solvent‐responsive magnetic beads suitable for large‐area diagnosis and mutation screening in remote areas was developed to detect it by combining bioluminescenct pyrophosphate in real‐time technology and recombinase‐aid amplification technology.
Zhongjie Fei, Juan Bai, Liwei Xu, Siyi Wang, Pengfeng Xiao, Dongrui Zhou, Guanxiong Liu, Rongbin Wei, Ping Jiang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of Thermoresponsive PNIPAAM-b-PAMPTMA Diblock Copolymers in siRNA Delivery [PDF]

Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2014
Gene knockdown has emerged as an important tool for cancer gene therapy as well as for viral infections and dominantly inherited genetic disorders. The generation of suitable siRNA delivery systems poses some challenges, namely, to avoid nuclease degradation, to surpass the cytoplasmic membrane, and to release the nucleic acids into the cytosol. Aiming
Cardoso, Ana M., Calejo, M. Teresa, Morais, Catarina M., Cardoso, Ana L., Cruz, Rita, Zhu, Kaizheng, Lima, M. C. P. de, Jurado, A. S., Nyström, Bo   +8 more
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