Relationship between π–A isotherms and single microgel/microgel array structures revealed via the direct visualization of microgels at the air/water interface

T Kawamoto, H Minato, D Suzuki - Soft Matter, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The structures of single microgels and microgel arrays formed at the air/water interface were
visualized directly, and their structures correlated with π–A isotherms in order to understand …

Durable gelfoams stabilized by compressible nanocomposite microgels

Y Nishizawa, T Watanabe, T Noguchi… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Although hydrogel microspheres (microgels) are useful as emulsion stabilizers, typical
microgels cannot stabilize foams over a prolonged period of time. Here, we found that …

Single microgel degradation governed by heterogeneous nanostructures

Y Nishizawa, H Yokoi, T Uchihashi, D Suzuki - Soft matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Although the degradation of colloidal particles is one of the most attractive phenomena in
the field of biological and environmental science, the degradation mechanism of single …

Determination of the inhomogeneous deswelling of thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropyl methacrylamide) microgels by combining dynamic light scattering, high-speed …

Y Nishizawa, T Inui, T Uchihashi, D Suzuki - Polymer Journal, 2024 - nature.com
Poly (N-isopropyl methacrylamide) microgels with a uniform size of approximately 250 nm in
their swollen state were synthesized via aqueous free-radical precipitation polymerization …

[HTML][HTML] NIPAm Microgels Synthesised in Water: Tailored Control of Particles' Size and Thermoresponsive Properties

G Rath, D Mazzali, A Zarbakhsh, M Resmini - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Microgels, combining the properties of hydrogels and microparticles, are emerging as
versatile materials for varied applications such as drug delivery and sensing, although the …

Design of Nanocomposite Microgels Prepared by Seeded Emulsion Polymerization in the Presence of Microgels

T Watanabe, D Suzuki - Smart Stimuli‐Responsive Polymers …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The properties and applications of polymer materials can be improved by combining
polymers with different properties. Such polymer complexes prepared by mixing multiple …