Miktoarm star polymers: advances in synthesis, self-assembly, and applications

K Khanna, S Varshney, A Kakkar - Polymer Chemistry, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Miktoarm polymers are a relatively new and unique class of macromolecules, and constitute
a topical area of research due to their intriguing properties which can be tailored by varying …

Liquid‐phase electron microscopy for soft matter science and biology

H Wu, H Friedrich, JP Patterson… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Innovations in liquid‐phase electron microscopy (LP‐EM) have made it possible to perform
experiments at the optimized conditions needed to examine soft matter. The main obstacle is …

How to manipulate the upper critical solution temperature (UCST)?

J Niskanen, H Tenhu - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this mini-review, we discuss multi-stimuli-responsive polymers, which exhibit upper critical
solution temperature (UCST) behavior mainly in aqueous solutions. Firstly, we discuss both …

[PDF][PDF] Supramolecular control of stiffness and strength in lightweight high‐performance nacre‐mimetic paper with fire‐shielding properties

A Walther, I Bjurhager, JM Malho… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2010 - academia.edu
Biological materials fascinate us with their ability to withstand extreme mechanical forces
under complex conditions. Their excellent performance originates from a multilevel …

Photo-responsive polymeric micelles

Y Huang, R Dong, X Zhu, D Yan - Soft Matter, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Photo-responsive polymeric micelles have received increasing attention in both academic
and industrial fields due to their efficient photo-sensitive nature and unique nanostructure. In …

Near-infrared light sensitive polypeptide block copolymer micelles for drug delivery

S Kumar, JF Allard, D Morris, YL Dory… - Journal of materials …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
A new biocompatible block copolymer (BCP) composed of poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) and
poly (L-glutamic acid) bearing a number of 6-bromo-7-hydroxycoumarin-4-ylmethyl groups …

Coumarin-containing photo-responsive nanocomposites for NIR light-triggered controlled drug release via a two-photon process

W Ji, N Li, D Chen, X Qi, W Sha, Y Jiao… - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
A new multifunctional nanovehicle for tumor therapy and cell imaging was fabricated by
coating NIR light-responsive polymers (HAMAFA-b-DDACMM) onto the surface of …

Electrical switching between vesicles and micelles via redox-responsive self-assembly of amphiphilic rod− coils

H Kim, SM Jeong, JW Park - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
An aqueous vesicular system that is switchable by electric potential without addition of any
chemical redox agents into the solution is demonstrated using redox-responsive self …

Stimulus-responsive self-assembly: reversible, redox-controlled micellization of polyferrocenylsilane diblock copolymers

JC Eloi, DA Rider, G Cambridge… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
In depth studies of the use of electron transfer reactions as a means to control the self-
assembly of diblock copolymers with an electroactive metalloblock are reported. Specifically …

Microgel size modulation by electrochemical switching

O Mergel, P Wünnemann, U Simon… - Chemistry of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this work we present the first e-microgel, whose size can be adjusted by application of an
electrochemical potential, as seen by dynamic light scattering (3D-DLS in dependence of …