Nanogels and microgels: From model colloids to applications, recent developments, and future trends
Nanogels and microgels are soft, deformable, and penetrable objects with an internal gel-
like structure that is swollen by the dispersing solvent. Their softness and the potential to …
like structure that is swollen by the dispersing solvent. Their softness and the potential to …
Pickering emulsions: Versatility of colloidal particles and recent applications
The versatility of colloidal particles endows the particle stabilized or Pickering emulsions
with unique features and can potentially enable the fabrication of a wide variety of derived …
with unique features and can potentially enable the fabrication of a wide variety of derived …
Functional microgels and microgel systems
FA Plamper, W Richtering - Accounts of chemical research, 2017 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Microgels are macromolecular networks swollen by the solvent in which they
are dissolved. They are unique systems that are distinctly different from common colloids …
are dissolved. They are unique systems that are distinctly different from common colloids …
Hydrogel: Diversity of structures and applications in food science
J Li, X Jia, L Yin - Food Reviews International, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Hydrogels are a series of soft and wet materials with three dimensions of crosslinked
networks. Hydrogels have attracted great attention due to their diverse functional properties …
networks. Hydrogels have attracted great attention due to their diverse functional properties …
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 …
In-situ study of the impact of temperature and architecture on the interfacial structure of microgels
The structural characterization of microgels at interfaces is fundamental to understand both
their 2D phase behavior and their role as stabilizers that enable emulsions to be broken on …
their 2D phase behavior and their role as stabilizers that enable emulsions to be broken on …
Translating therapeutic microgels into clinical applications
Y Kittel, AJC Kuehne… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Microgels are crosslinked, water‐swollen networks with a 10 nm to 100 µm diameter and
can be modified chemically or biologically to render them biocompatible for advanced …
can be modified chemically or biologically to render them biocompatible for advanced …
Microgels adsorbed at liquid–liquid interfaces: A joint numerical and experimental study
Soft particles display highly versatile properties with respect to hard colloids and even more
so at fluid–fluid interfaces. In particular, microgels, consisting of a cross-linked polymer …
so at fluid–fluid interfaces. In particular, microgels, consisting of a cross-linked polymer …
Exploring the colloid-to-polymer transition for ultra-low crosslinked microgels from three to two dimensions
A Scotti, S Bochenek, M Brugnoni… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Microgels are solvent-swollen nano-and microparticles that show prevalent colloidal-like
behavior despite their polymeric nature. Here we study ultra-low crosslinked poly (N …
behavior despite their polymeric nature. Here we study ultra-low crosslinked poly (N …
Time-resolved structural evolution during the collapse of responsive hydrogels: The microgel-to-particle transition
R Keidel, A Ghavami, DM Lugo, G Lotze, O Virtanen… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Adaptive hydrogels, often termed smart materials, are macromolecules whose structure
adjusts to external stimuli. Responsive micro-and nanogels are particularly interesting …
adjusts to external stimuli. Responsive micro-and nanogels are particularly interesting …