Isothermal titration calorimetry: practical approaches and current applications in soft matter

WR Archer, MD Schulz - Soft Matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC) elucidates the thermodynamic profile (ΔH, ΔS, ΔG, Ka,
and stoichiometry) of binding and dissociation reactions in solution. While ITC has primarily …

Preparation, thermal response mechanisms and biomedical applications of thermosensitive hydrogels for drug delivery

J Luo, X Zhao, B Guo, Y Han - Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Drug treatment is one of the main ways of co** with disease today. For the
disadvantages of drug management, thermosensitive hydrogel is used as a …

Sequestration of small ions and weak acids and bases by a polyelectrolyte complex studied by simulation and experiment

R Stano, JJ van Lente, S Lindhoud… - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Mixing of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes can result in phase separation into a polymer-
poor supernatant and a polymer-rich polyelectrolyte complex (PEC). We present a new …

[HTML][HTML] Kinetics of the thermal response of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide co methacrylic acid) hydrogel microparticles under different environmental stimuli: A time …

M Martinez-Moro, J Jenczyk, JM Giussi, S Jurga… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Hydrogels of N-isopropylacrylamide and methacrylic acid (P (NIPAm-co-MAA))
display pH sensitivity and complex positively charged molecules through carboxylate …

Temperature behavior of glucose oxidase immobilized into surface-attached stimuli-sensitive copolymer microgel

LV Sigolaeva, OV Efremova, DV Pergushov - Mendeleev Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrochemical responses of glucose oxidase loaded (via electrostatic immobilization) into
a surface-attached pH-and temperature-sensitive copolymer microgel were examined. The …

An overview of polyallylamine applications in gene delivery

L Gholami, A Mahmoudi… - Pharmaceutical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
A chief objective of gene transportation studies is to manipulate clinically accepted carriers
that can be utilized to combat incurable diseases. Despite various strategies, efficiency and …

Loading of doxorubicin into surface-attached stimuli-responsive microgels and its subsequent release under different conditions

DV Pergushov, LV Sigolaeva, NG Balabushevich… - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
This study highlights the use of chargeable stimuli-responsive microgels for modification of
rather hydrophobic model surfaces and reveals the optimal conditions, which are to be …

Thermodynamic theory of multiresponsive microgel swelling

NA Pérez-Chávez, AG Albesa, GS Longo - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Using a thermodynamic theory, we present a systematic study of the behavior of microgels of
N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAm) and methacrylic acid (MAA) copolymers as a function of the …

Investigating the impact of network functionalization on protein adsorption to polymer nanogels

NA Pérez-Chávez, AG Albesa… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study explores the impact of network functionalization and chemical composition on the
pH-responsive behavior of polymer nanogels and their adsorption of proteins. Using a …

Finding the sweet spot: a library of hydrogels with tunable degradation for tissue model development

N Pandala, MA LaScola, Z Hinton… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In vitro models are valuable tools for applications including understanding cellular
mechanisms and drug screening. Hydrogel biomaterials facilitate in vitro models by …