Toward impedimetric measurement of acidosis with a pH-responsive hydrogel sensor

A Bhat, JM Amanor-Boadu, A Guiseppi-Elie - ACS sensors, 2020 - ACS Publications
A pH-responsive, poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)[poly (HEMA)]-based hydrogel has
been fashioned into an impedimetric pH sensor for the continual measurement and …

Mechanical, electrical and magnetic properties of ferrogels with embedded iron oxide nanoparticles obtained by laser target evaporation: Focus on multifunctional …

FA Blyakhman, NA Buznikov, TF Sklyar, AP Safronov… - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels are biomimetic materials widely used in the area of biomedical engineering and
biosensing. Ferrogels (FG) are magnetic composites capable of functioning as magnetic …

[HTML][HTML] The contribution of magnetic nanoparticles to ferrogel biophysical properties

FA Blyakhman, EB Makarova, FA Fadeyev… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Iron oxide γ-Fe2O3 magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were fabricated by laser target
evaporation technique (LTE) and their structure and magnetic properties were studied …

Molecular engineering of poly (HEMA-co-PEGMA)-based hydrogels: Role of minor AEMA and DMAEMA inclusion

A Bhat, B Smith, CZ Dinu, A Guiseppi-Elie - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrogel membranes of in-dwelling pH-responsive devices are of interest for the
development of biomedical sensors that must measure small changes in pH associated with …

Cells in new light: Ion concentration, voltage, and pressure gradients across a hydrogel membrane

M Kowacz, GH Pollack - Acs Omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ionic compositions of the intra-and extracellular environments are distinct from one
another, with K+ being the main cation in the cytosol and Na+ being the most abundant …

Electrospun crosslinked poly (acrylic acid) fiber constructs: towards a synthetic model of the cortical layer of nerve

L Meng, W Klinkajon, PK‐hasuwan… - Polymer …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In an attempt to mimic properties of the polyanionic nanofibrous cortical layer (ectoplasm) of
nerve, tube‐shaped poly (acrylic acid)(PAA) nanofiber constructs were prepared via …

Magnetoimpedance biosensor prototype for ferrogel detection

GV Kurlyandskaya, E Fernandez, AP Safronov… - Journal of Magnetism …, 2017 - Elsevier
Ferrogels are composite materials widely introduced in the area of biomedical engineering
as magnetic field sensitive transformers. These biomimetic materials can be prepared by …

Biomimetic gels with chemical and physical interpenetrating networks

A Dobreikina, T Shklyar, A Safronov… - Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to create and to characterize the functional properties of gels with semi‐
interpenetrating network (semi‐IPN) with focus on possible use of these composites in …

Perspective: Do macromolecules play a role in the mechanisms of nerve stimulation and nervous transmission?

GE Wnek - Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Fibrillar macromolecular networks are ubiquitous in biological systems, from cellular
cytoskeletons to tissues such as muscle and tendon. The presence of such networks in …

Mechanoelectrical transduction in the hydrogel-based biomimetic sensors

FA Blyakhman, AP Safronov, AY Zubarev… - Sensors and actuators A …, 2016 - Elsevier
The study addresses the phenomenon of mechanoelectrical transduction in polyelectrolyte
hydrogels and, in particular, the search of the driving force for the change of the electrical …