Hydrogels are important functional materials with a myriad of potential applications. As the
chemically stable and interlocked polymeric network retains vast amounts of water without …

Miniemulsion polymerization facilitates the synthesis complex materials that cannot be
produced otherwise. These materials have a broad range of potential applications including …

The term microgel has been used to describe a variety of particles that differ substantially in
structure, physicochemical properties, preparation and application and has been used …

Microgels are cross-linked polymer latex particles that can form stable colloidal dispersions.
Their typical sizes range from 10 to 1000 nm and they can swell in response to their external …

The current study aims to provide an outlook on the nanoemulsions templating method by
discussing their potentials to produce different polymers and evaluating challenges that …

In a proof-of-concept study, a method for the empirical design of polyacrylate gel catalysts
with the ability to cleave 1→ 4 α-glycosidic bonds in di-and trisaccharides was elaborated …

4-(2-Pyridylazo)-resorcinol (PAR) functionalized thermosensitive ionic microgels (PAR-MG)
were synthesized by a one-pot quaternization method. The PAR-MG microgels were …

The novel functional microgels, namely PNI-MSPC microgels, were fabricated via surfactant
free emulsion polymerization (SFEP) by using N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAm) as the …

In an effort to develop biomimetic glycosyl transfer catalysts, a polymerization protocol was
developed that is applicable to the synthesis of crosslinked microgels via UV-initiated free …

Water-soluble, carbohydrate-templated microgels are explored as catalysts for the
hydrolysis of glycosidic bonds. The reaction is more than 2 orders of magnitude accelerated …