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Constrained thermoresponsive polymers – new insights into fundamentals and applications [PDF]
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2021 In the last decades, numerous stimuli-responsive polymers have been developed and investigated regarding their switching properties. In particular, thermoresponsive polymers, which form a miscibility gap with the ambient solvent with a lower or upper ...
Patricia Flemming +3 more
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Programed Thermoresponsive Polymers with Cleavage-Induced Phase Transition [PDF]
Molecules, 2022 A new programed upper critical solution temperature-type thermoresponsive polymer was developed using water-soluble anionic polymer conjugates derived from polyallylamine and phthalic acid with cleavage-induced phase transition property. Intrinsic charge
Yukiya Kitayama +4 more
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Entropy Rules: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Model Oligomers for Thermoresponsive Polymers [PDF]
Entropy, 2020 We attempted to attain atomic-scale insights into the mechanism of the heat-induced phase transition of two thermoresponsive polymers containing amide groups, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and poly(2-isopropyl-2-oxazoline) (PIPOZ), and we ...
Alexander Kantardjiev, Petko M. Ivanov
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Thermoresponsive and Fluorescent Polymers: From Nanothermometers to Smart Drug Delivery Systems for Theranostics Against Cancer [PDF]
PharmaceuticsThis mini-review article is focused on polymeric materials that comprise thermoresponsive and fluorescent organic units. The combination of fluorescent clusters/dots embedded in or grafted with polymers is not considered in this article.
Mirian A. González-Ayón +3 more
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Amphiphilic Thermoresponsive Triblock PLA-PEG-PLA and Diblock mPEG-PLA Copolymers for Controlled Deferoxamine Delivery [PDF]
GelsThis study focuses on the synthesis and characterization of thermoresponsive hydrogels of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), PLA–PEG copolymers, aiming at the targeted and controlled release of deferoxamine (DFO), a clinically ...
Nikolaos D. Bikiaris +6 more
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Frontiers in Nanotechnology, 2023 Polymers exhibiting thermoresponsive behavior above a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) undergo a coil-to-globule phase transition that has many biomedical applications, including biosensing, the control of release devices, and gene or drug ...
Scott D. Hopkins +3 more
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Pharmaceutics, 2021 Chitosan is a natural polysaccharide that is considered to be biocompatible, biodegradable and non-toxic. The polymer has been used in drug delivery applications for its positive charge, which allows for adhesion with and recognition of biological ...
Lorenzo Marsili +3 more
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Nature Communications, 2021 Thermoresponsive polymers are used in numerous technological applications but well established, direct techniques for elucidating their elevated temperature, solution-phase, nanoscale morphologies and dynamics are lacking.
Joanna Korpanty +4 more
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Polymer Testing, 2021 Recent advances focused on smart polymers have demonstrated the numerous advantages regarding other structures because they can adapt the behavior depending on physicochemical properties.
Alberto García-Peñas +6 more
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Gels, 2022 The versatility and unique qualities of thermoresponsive polymeric systems have led to the application of these materials in a multitude of fields. One such field that can significantly benefit from the use of innovative, smart materials is environmental
E. Molly Frazar +3 more
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