Recent advances in microgels: from biomolecules to functionality

Y Xu, H Zhu, A Denduluri, Y Ou, NA Erkamp, R Qi… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The emerging applications of hydrogel materials at different length scales, in areas ranging
from sustainability to health, have driven the progress in the design and manufacturing of …

Preclinical characterization of macrophage-adhering gadolinium micropatches for MRI contrast after traumatic brain injury in pigs

LLW Wang, Y Gao, V Chandran Suja… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
The choroid plexus (ChP) of the brain plays a central role in orchestrating the recruitment of
peripheral leukocytes into the central nervous system (CNS) through the blood …

Discontinuous dewetting in a degassed mold for fabrication of homogeneous polymeric microparticles

HU Kim, YH Roh, SJ Mun, KW Bong - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Discontinuous dewetting (DD) is an attractive technique that enables the production of large
liquid arrays in microwells and is applicable to the synthesis of anisotropic microparticles …

Polyhedral Vinyl Polymer Particles Synthesized Via Solvent‐Free Radical Polymerization

T Yoshida, S Aoki, T Hirai… - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid marbles (LMs) with a cubic shape are created by using various vinyl monomers as an
inner liquid and polymer plates with mm size as a stabilizer. The relationship between the …

[HTML][HTML] UV-assisted punching of microgel shapes for oral biomacromolecule delivery

S Bishnoi, X Liu, LHE Thamdrup, RS Petersen… - Micro and Nano …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogel based carriers have been predominantly investigated to combat the prominent
challenges faced by oral biomacromolecule delivery. Several micromolding, microfluidic and …

Magnetically Actuable Complex‐Shaped Microgels for Spatio‐Temporal Flow Control

L Steinbeck, DL Braunmiller, HJM Wolff… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Complex‐shaped microgels are promising building blocks for soft metamaterials. Their
active and remote orientational control provides significant potential in architecting them in …

Shaped Magnetogel Microparticles for Multispectral Magnetic Resonance Contrast and Sensing

SD Oberdick, SJ Dodd, AP Koretsky, G Zabow - ACS sensors, 2023 - ACS Publications
Multispectral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents are microfabricated three-
dimensional magnetic structures that encode nearby water protons with discrete …

Modification of Steel Surfaces with Nanometer Films of Al2O3 and TiO2 Decreases Interfacial Adhesion to Polymers: Implications for Demolding Shape-Engineered …

MJ Lima, RM Silva, K Gonzalez, JD Castro… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Alumina (Al2O3) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin films were deposited by the atomic layer
deposition technique on steel substrates used in the polymer injection molding industry. The …

Macrophage-hitchhiking Anisotropic Microparticles for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications

LW Wang - 2023 - dspace.mit.edu
Cell therapies represent a major paradigm shift of biotechnology in medicine due to its
transformative potential in treating previously incurable diseases. A variety of cells have …

Scalable additive construction of arrayed microstructures with encoded properties for bioimaging

M DiSalvo, B Cortés-Llanos, CA LaBelle, DM Murdoch… - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microarrays are essential components of analytical instruments. The elements of
microarrays may be imbued with additional functionalities and encodings using composite …