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2015-01-01
Li, Xue, Gao, Yongfeng, Serpe, Michael J.
Poly (N‐isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm)‐based hydrogels and hydrogel particles (microgels) have been extensively studied since their discovery and “popularization” a few decades ago. While their uses seem to have no bounds, this Feature Article is focused on their development and application for...
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2017-01-01
Li, Xue, Cai, Xiangbin, Gao, Yongfeng, Serpe, Michael J.
Temperature and pH responsive semi-interpenetrating network (semi-IPN) hydrogel-based bilayer actuators were fabricated by generating a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm)-based hydrogel in the presence of positively charged polyelectrolyte poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (pDADMAC) on a...
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Sequential and controlled release of small molecules from poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgel-based reservoir devices
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Serpe, Michael J., Wong, Ka Y., Ahiabu, Andrews, Gao, Yongfeng
Systems composed of a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-co-acrylic acid (pNIPAm-co-AAc) microgels (AAc-MG) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-3-(acrylamido)phenylboronic acid) (pNIPAm-co-APBA) microgels (APBA-MG) were used to sequentially release small molecules to a system in a controlled and triggered...
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2016
Li, Xue, Serpe, Michael J., Gao, Yongfeng
Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm)-based hydrogels and hydrogel particles (microgels) have been extensively studied since their discovery a number of decades ago. While their utility seems to have no limit, this feature article is focused on their development and application for sensing small...
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2015
Li, Xue, Serpe, Michael J., Gao, Yongfeng
Responsive polymer-based materials (or smart materials) have found numerous uses over the years due to their ease of synthesis and various responsivities/functionalities. Of them, stimuli-responsive hydrogel particles (microgels) have generated a lot of interest, and have been used for a number...
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Stimuli-Responsive Microgel-Based Systems and Their Application for Controlled Drug Release
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Stimuli-responsive polymers have found their way into numerous materials and devices for myriad applications that can solve problems related to human health and the environment. In this dissertation, the work covers the general scope of stimuli-responsive polymers, with a special focus on...
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2017-01-01
Gao, Yongfeng, Wei, Menglian, Li, Xue, Xu, Wenwen, Ahiabu, Andrews, Perdiz, Juliana, Liu, Zining, Serpe, Michael J.
Stimuli-responsive polymers are capable of changing their chemical and/or physical properties in response to environmental stimuli. This unique feature has allowed stimuli-responsive polymers to be used in a variety of applications. In this review, we present a basic introduction to the theories...
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2016-01-01
Song, Qiao, Gao, Yongfeng, Xu, Jiang-Fei, Qin, Bo, Serpe, Michael J., Zhang, Xi
This letter describes a new method for fabricating supramolecular microgels from supramonomers. To this end, we designed and assembled supramonomers with one acrylate moiety on each end on the basis of noncovalent host–guest interactions, which could be utilized as a cross-linker. Then...