Electrochemical nanoarchitectonics and layer-by-layer assembly: From basics to future

G Rydzek, Q Ji, M Li, P Schaaf, JP Hill, F Boulmedais… - Nano Today, 2015‏ - Elsevier
During the last few decades, electrochemistry and electrode modification have seen a
tremendous fall off in creativity with the emergence of the nanoarchitectonic-based layer-by …

Layer-by-layer assembly as a robust method to construct extracellular matrix mimic surfaces to modulate cell behavior

K Ren, M Hu, H Zhang, B Li, W Lei, J Chen… - Progress in Polymer …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Cellular behavior is crucially dependent on the biophysical and biochemical properties of
the extracellular matrix (ECM), in which the properties of biochemistry, topography, and …

Large deformation of shape-memory polymer-based lattice metamaterials

A Pirhaji, E Jebellat, N Roudbarian… - International Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Through advanced computational analysis, this work demonstrates that metamaterial
structures when made by shape-memory polymers (SMPs) can provide unique intelligent …

Self‐Healing Actuating Adhesive Based on Polyelectrolyte Multilayers

Y Gu, NS Zacharia - Advanced Functional Materials, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Creating actuators capable of mechanical motion in response to external stimuli is a key for
design and preparation of smart materials. The lifetime of such materials is limited by their …

Electroresponsive weak polyelectrolyte brushes

V Senechal, J Rodriguez-Hernandez… - …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
We explored the effect of an applied electric field on the molecular conformation of two weak
polyelectrolytes grafted on gold electrodes─ poly (acrylic acid) and the weak polybase poly …

Layer-by-layer thin films and microcapsules for biosensors and controlled release

K Sato, S Takahashi, J Anzai - Analytical Sciences, 2012‏ - Springer
We present an overview of the preparation and properties of layer-by-layer (LbL) deposited
thin films and microcapsules in relation to their use in the development of biosensors and …

Force spectroscopy map** of the effect of hydration on the stiffness and deformability of phytoglycogen nanoparticles

B Baylis, E Shelton, M Grossutti, JR Dutcher - Biomacromolecules, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Phytoglycogen is a naturally occurring glucose polymer that is produced by sweet corn in
the form of compact nanoparticles with a dendritic or tree-like architecture. The soft and …

Biocompatible stimuli-responsive hydrogel porous membranes via phase separation of a polyvinyl alcohol and Na-alginate intermolecular complex

V Gopishetty, I Tokarev, S Minko - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Ion cross-linked porous alginate thin films were fabricated from mixtures of sodium alginate
and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) in an aqueous solution. A spinodal decomposition mechanism …

Large-scale solvent driven actuation of polyelectrolyte multilayers based on modulation of dynamic secondary interactions

Y Gu, X Huang, CG Wiener, BD Vogt… - ACS applied materials …, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
Polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs), assembled from weak polyelectrolytes, have often been
proposed for use as smart or responsive materials. However, such response to chemical …

Molecular theory of weak polyelectrolyte thin films

GS Longo, MO De La Cruz, I Szleifer - Soft Matter, 2012‏ - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, we extend the recently developed Molecular Theory of Weak Polyelectrolyte
Gels to study hydrogel films. This approach explicitly accounts for all of the physicochemical …