Synthesis of nanogels/microgels by conventional and controlled radical crosslinking copolymerization

N Sanson, J Rieger - Polymer Chemistry, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Synthesis of nanogels/microgels by conventional and controlled radical crosslinking
copolymerization - Polymer Chemistry (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C0PY00010H Royal …

New “smart” poly (NIPAM) microgels and nanoparticle microgel hybrids: Properties and advances in characterisation

M Karg, T Hellweg - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2009 - Elsevier
This review is devoted to poly (NIPAM) based microgels and nanoparticle/polymer hybrid
microgels. It tries to give a brief overview of recent developments with respect to new …

Weak hydrogen bonding enables hard, strong, tough, and elastic hydrogels

X Hu, M Vatankhah‐Varnoosfaderani… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201503724 high strength of 2 MPa, high fracture energy of 9300 J m−
2, high extensibility of 800%, excellent fatigue-resistance, and great elasticity allowing for …

Biomimetic hydrogel‐based actuating systems

L Ionov - Advanced Functional Materials, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Active motion is intrinsic to all kinds of living organisms from unicellular ones to humans and
inspires development of synthetic actively moving materials. Hydrogels, which are three …

Responsive emulsions stabilized by stimuli-sensitive microgels: emulsions with special non-Pickering properties

W Richtering - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
Recent studies revealing the unique properties of microgel-stabilized responsive emulsions
are discussed, and microgels are compared to classical rigid-particle Pickering stabilizers …

Time-resolved structural evolution during the collapse of responsive hydrogels: The microgel-to-particle transition

R Keidel, A Ghavami, DM Lugo, G Lotze, O Virtanen… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Adaptive hydrogels, often termed smart materials, are macromolecules whose structure
adjusts to external stimuli. Responsive micro-and nanogels are particularly interesting …

Microgels by precipitation polymerization: synthesis, characterization, and functionalization

A Pich, W Richtering - Chemical design of responsive microgels, 2011 - Springer
This chapter reviews recent work on the synthesis of aqueous microgel particles by
precipitation polymerization. Precipitation polymerization allows flexible control over …

Color Tunable Poly (N‐Isopropylacrylamide)‐co‐Acrylic Acid Microgel–Au Hybrid Assemblies

CD Sorrell, MCD Carter… - Advanced Functional …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A new class of materials that are capable of color tunability over 300 nm with a 15° C
temperature change is introduced. The materials are assembled from thermoresponsive …

Design of multiresponsive hydrogel particles and assemblies

GR Hendrickson, MH Smith, AB South… - Advanced Functional …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In the realm of soft nanotechnology, hydrogel micro‐and nanoparticles represent a versatile
class of responsive materials. Over the last decade, our group has investigated the synthesis …

Microgels as smart polymer colloids for sensing and environmental remediation

S Kumari, M Avais… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Stimuli-responsive microgels are gaining a lot of attention as a result of their excellent
chemical and structural integrity with easy deformability and possibilities for being …