Stimuli-responsive interfaces and systems for the control of protein–surface and cell–surface interactions

MA Cole, NH Voelcker, H Thissen, HJ Griesser - Biomaterials, 2009 - Elsevier
Real-time control over and reversibility of biomolecule–surface interactions at interfaces is
an increasingly important goal for a range of scientific fields and applications. The field of …

In situ ellipsometry studies on swelling of thin polymer films: A review

W Ogieglo, H Wormeester, KJ Eichhorn… - Progress in polymer …, 2015 - Elsevier
The properties of a thin polymer film can be significantly affected by the presence of a
penetrant. This can have potential implications for many technological applications, such as …

Dual-responsive surfaces modified with phenylboronic acid-containing polymer brush to reversibly capture and release cancer cells

H Liu, Y Li, K Sun, J Fan, P Zhang, J Meng… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Artificial stimuli-responsive surfaces that can mimic the dynamic function of living systems
have attracted much attention. However, there exist few artificial systems capable of …

LLS and FTIR Studies on the Hysteresis in Association and Dissociation of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Chains in Water

H Cheng, L Shen, C Wu - Macromolecules, 2006 - ACS Publications
Using a combination of static and dynamic laser scattering, we examined the association
and dissociation of linear poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) chains in dilute aqueous …

Current rectification in temperature‐responsive single nanopores

W Guo, H Xia, F Xia, X Hou, L Cao, L Wang… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Herein we demonstrate a fully abiotic smart single‐nanopore device that rectifies ionic
current in response to the temperature. The temperature‐responsive nanopore ionic rectifier …

Thermal-responsive hydrogel surface: tunable wettability and adhesion to oil at the water/solid interface

L Chen, M Liu, L Lin, T Zhang, J Ma, Y Song, L Jiang - Soft Matter, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
We present a thermal-responsive poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) hydrogel, which
can responsively and reversibly control the wettability and adhesion to oil at water/solid …

Hairy polyelectrolyte brushes-grafted thermosensitive microgels as artificial synovial fluid for simultaneous biomimetic lubrication and arthritis treatment

G Liu, Z Liu, N Li, X Wang, F Zhou… - ACS applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
We report the fabrication of poly (3-sulfopropyl methacrylate potassium salt)(PSPMK)
brushes grafted poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAAm) microgels and their potential as …

Fabrication of Photoswitchable and Thermotunable Multicolor Fluorescent Hybrid Silica Nanoparticles Coated with Dye-Labeled Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) …

T Wu, G Zou, J Hu, S Liu - Chemistry of Materials, 2009 - ACS Publications
We report on the fabrication of hybrid silica nanoparticles densely grafted with
thermoresponsive poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) brushes with inner and outer …

Interactions between polyelectrolyte brushes and Hofmeister ions: chaotropes versus kosmotropes

R Kou, J Zhang, T Wang, G Liu - Langmuir, 2015 - ACS Publications
We have investigated the interactions between the positively charged poly [2-
(methacryloyloxy) ethyltrimethylammonium chloride](PMETAC) brushes and the Hofmeister …

Effect of salt on phosphorylcholine-based zwitterionic polymer brushes

Z Zhang, M Moxey, A Alswieleh, AJ Morse, AL Lewis… - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
A quantitative investigation of the responses of surface-grown biocompatible brushes of poly
(2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl phosphorylcholine)(PMPC) to different types of salt has been …