Abstract Poly (N-vinylcaprolactam)(PNVCL) is a temperature-responsive polymer, only
second to poly (N-isopropylacrylamide), the most popular temperature-responsive polymer …

Due to their controlled size, sensitivity to external stimuli, and ease-of-use, microgel colloids
are unique building blocks for soft materials made by crosslinking polymers on the …

Control of solar transmission through windows promises to reduce building energy
consumption. However, the ability of current chromogenic technologies to regulate solar …

Gels made from soft microscale particles smoothly transition between the fluid and solid
states, making them an ideal medium in which to create macroscopic structures with …

Microgels are 'soft'microscopic cross-linked polymeric particles that are being increasingly
exploited in a variety of industries for rheology control, encapsulation and targeted delivery …

Hydrogels hold promise in agriculture as reservoirs of water in dry soil, potentially alleviating
the burden of irrigation. However, confinement in soil can markedly reduce the ability of …

How droplet microfluidics can be used to fabricate solid‐shelled microcapsules having
precisely controlled release behavior is described. Glass capillary devices enable the …

High solid dispersions are soft materials made of colloidal or non-colloidal particles
dispersed at high volume fractions in a liquid matrix. They include hard sphere glasses …

In the last two decades, advances in synthetic, experimental and modeling/simulation
methodologies have considerably enhanced our understanding of colloidal suspension …

This review discusses the current knowledge of interfacial and bulk interactions of
biopolymeric microgels in relation to the well-established properties of synthetic microgels …