This review focuses on smart nano-materials built of stimuli-responsive (SR) polymers and
will discuss their numerous applications in the biomedical field. The authors will first provide …

The development of surfaces that have switchable properties, also known as smart surfaces,
have been actively pursued in the past few years. The recent surge of interest in these …

Responsive food packaging is an emerging field in food packaging research and the food
industry. Unlike active packaging, responsive packaging systems react to stimuli in the food …

In 2007, 1179 papers were published that involved the application of optical biosensors.
Reported developments in instrument hardware, assay design, and immobilization …

The emergence of the mechanical bond during the past 25 years is giving chemistry a fillip
in more ways than one. While its arrival on the scene is already impacting materials science …

Nature provides cleverly concerted mechanisms which are able to control specific and
nonspecific interactions between cells and biological surfaces in a dynamic environment.[1] …

Conspectus Stimuli-responsive surfaces have sparked considerable interest in recent years,
especially in view of their biomimetic nature and widespread biomedical applications …

In the quest for analytical tools which enable the characterization of materials at the
nanoscale and under the condition of their operation (in situ, operando), the emerging tip …

The ability to regulate biomolecular interactions on surfaces driven by an external stimuli is
of great theoretical interest and practical impact in the biomedical and biotechnology fields …

Saccharides–a versatile class of biologically important molecules–are involved in a variety
of physiological and pathological processes, but their detection and quantification is …