The most important application of polymers in synthetic chemistry is the use of cross-linked
polymers in solid phase synthesis and in various sorts of “purifications”. This is emphasized …

Droplet microfluidics revolutionizes the way experiments and analyses are conducted in
many fields of science, based on decades of basic research. Applied sciences are also …

Aqueous processes ranging from protein folding and enzyme turnover to colloidal ordering
and macromolecular precipitation are sensitive to the nature and concentration of the ions …

Anion effects on the cloud-point temperature for the liquid− liquid phase transition of
lysozyme were investigated by temperature gradient microfluidics under a dark field …

The effect of a series of sodium salts on the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of poly
(N-isopropylacrylamide), PNIPAM, was investigated as a function of molecular weight and …

The modulation of the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of two elastin-like
polypeptides (ELPs) was investigated in the presence of 11 sodium salts that span the …

The lower critical solution temperatures (LCSTs) for mass fractionated samples of poly (N‐
isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) were studied to determine the effect of polymer molecular …

The cloud point of copolymers of 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline and 2-n-propyl-2-oxazoline could be
tuned from 25° C to 100° C by varying molecular weight and composition; the reversibility …

The direct binding mechanism for urea-based denaturation of proteins was tested with a
thermoresponsive polymer, poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM). Thermodynamic …

Microfluidic systems that leverage unique micro-scale phenomena have been developed to
provide rapid, accurate and robust analysis, predominantly for biomedical applications …