Microgels react to force: mechanical properties, syntheses, and force-activated functions
MF Schulte, E Izak-Nau, S Braun, A Pich… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Microgels are colloidal polymer networks with high molar mass and properties between rigid
particles, flexible macromolecules, and micellar aggregates. Their unique stimuli …
particles, flexible macromolecules, and micellar aggregates. Their unique stimuli …
3D Super-Resolution Fluorescence Imaging of Microgels
Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy techniques are powerful tools to investigate
polymer systems. In this review, we address how these techniques have been applied to …
polymer systems. In this review, we address how these techniques have been applied to …
In situ imaging of the three-dimensional shape of soft responsive particles at fluid interfaces by atomic force microscopy
The reconfiguration of individual soft and deformable particles upon adsorption at a fluid
interface underpins many aspects of their dynamics and interactions, ultimately regulating …
interface underpins many aspects of their dynamics and interactions, ultimately regulating …
Probing temperature responsivity of microgels and its interplay with a solid surface by super-resolution microscopy and numerical simulations
Super-resolution microscopy has become a powerful tool to investigate the internal structure
of complex colloidal and polymeric systems, such as microgels, at the nanometer scale. An …
of complex colloidal and polymeric systems, such as microgels, at the nanometer scale. An …
Buckling and Interfacial Deformation of Fluorescent Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Microgel Capsules
Hollow microgels are fascinating model systems at the crossover between polymer vesicles,
emulsions, and colloids as they deform, interpenetrate, and eventually shrink at higher …
emulsions, and colloids as they deform, interpenetrate, and eventually shrink at higher …
Controlled deformation of soft nanogel particles generates artificial biominerals with ordered internal structure
Y Dong, J Chi, Z Ren, B Xiong, Z Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biominerals can exhibit exceptional mechanical properties owing to their hierarchically‐
ordered organic/inorganic nanocomposite structure. However, synthetic routes to oriented …
ordered organic/inorganic nanocomposite structure. However, synthetic routes to oriented …
Compression of colloidal monolayers at liquid interfaces: in situ vs. ex situ investigation
K Kuk, V Abgarjan, L Gregel, Y Zhou, VC Fadanelli… - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The assembly of colloidal particles at liquid/liquid or air/liquid interfaces is a versatile
procedure to create microstructured monolayers and study their behavior under …
procedure to create microstructured monolayers and study their behavior under …
Capillary-driven self-assembly of soft ellipsoidal microgels at the air–water interface
The adsorption of ellipsoidal colloidal particles on liquid interfaces induces interfacial
deformation, resulting in anisotropic interface-mediated interactions and the formation of …
deformation, resulting in anisotropic interface-mediated interactions and the formation of …
Beyond the Conventional Paradigm of Radial (Normal) Stretching of Tethered Chains. Do Theories of Micellization in Solutions of Block Copolymers Need to Be …
VS Kravchenko, IV Portnov, II Potemkin - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
We have studied conformations of a single tethered chain, chains in a planar brush, and
corona-forming blocks in diblock copolymer micelles using dissipative particle dynamics …
corona-forming blocks in diblock copolymer micelles using dissipative particle dynamics …
[HTML][HTML] Influence of a solid surface on pnipam microgel films
Stimuli-responsive microgels have attracted great interest in recent years as building blocks
for fabricating smart surfaces with many technological applications. In particular, PNIPAM …
for fabricating smart surfaces with many technological applications. In particular, PNIPAM …