How softness matters in soft nanogels and nanogel assemblies

A Scotti, MF Schulte, CG Lopez, JJ Crassous… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Softness plays a key role in determining the macroscopic properties of colloidal systems,
from synthetic nanogels to biological macromolecules, from viruses to star polymers …

Advances in colloidal assembly: the design of structure and hierarchy in two and three dimensions

N Vogel, M Retsch, CA Fustin, A Del Campo… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The colloidal domain is characterized by the dimensions of its constituents in the range from
several nanometers to micrometers. Often, these individual entities are organized in …

Poly (N-vinylcaprolactam), a comprehensive review on a thermoresponsive polymer becoming popular

NA Cortez-Lemus, A Licea-Claverie - Progress in Polymer Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (N-vinylcaprolactam)(PNVCL) is a temperature-responsive polymer, only
second to poly (N-isopropylacrylamide), the most popular temperature-responsive polymer …

Colloidal capsules: nano-and microcapsules with colloidal particle shells

T Bollhorst, K Rezwan, M Maas - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Utilizing colloidal particles for the assembly of the shell of nano-and microcapsules holds
great promise for the tailor-made design of new functional materials. Increasing research …

Responsive hydrogels–structurally and dimensionally optimized smart frameworks for applications in catalysis, micro-system technology and material science

A Döring, W Birnbaum, D Kuckling - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Although the technological and scientific importance of functional polymers has been well
established over the last few decades, the most recent focus that has attracted much …

Thermosensitive Au‐PNIPA yolk–shell nanoparticles with tunable selectivity for catalysis

S Wu, J Dzubiella, J Kaiser, M Drechsler, X Guo… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2012 - infona.pl
Selectivity in nanoreactors: A hybrid yolk–shell nanostructure that contains gold
nanoparticles in the core and thermosensitive microgel poly (N‐isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPA …

Temperature-sensitive nanogels: poly (N-vinylcaprolactam) versus poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)

J Ramos, A Imaz, J Forcada - Polymer Chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) and poly (N-vinylcaprolactam)(PVCL) are
temperature-responsive polymers which show a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) …

[HTML][HTML] Cellulose nanocrystals in smart and stimuli-responsive materials: a review

R Nasseri, CP Deutschman, L Han, MA Pope… - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract “Smart” stimuli-responsive materials have been the subject of decades of research
because of their versatility and particularly their use in medical and sensing applications …

Up-Conversion Cell Imaging and pH-Induced Thermally Controlled Drug Release from NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+@Hydrogel Core–Shell Hybrid Microspheres

Y Dai, P Ma, Z Cheng, X Kang, X Zhang, Z Hou, C Li… - ACS …, 2012 - ACS Publications
In this study, we report a new controlled release system based on up-conversion
luminescent microspheres of NaYF4: Yb3+/Er3+ coated with the smart hydrogel poly [(N …

Thermosensitive core–shell microgels: From colloidal model systems to nanoreactors

Y Lu, M Ballauff - Progress in Polymer Science, 2011 - Elsevier
We review recent work done on thermosensitive core–shell particles that consist of a solid
core onto which a shell of crosslinked polymer as, eg, poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPA) …