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Electrically Triggered Small Molecule Release from Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide-co-Acrylic Acid) Microgel-Modified Electrodes
Download2018-01-01
Xu, Wenwen, Zhang, Y., Gao, Yongfeng, Serpe, Michael J.
A monolithic layer of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) microgels was deposited on an Au electrode and used for electrically triggered release of the small molecule crystal violet (CV), which was used as a model drug. CV was loaded into the surface-bound microgels by exposing them to a...
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Spring 2018
My Ph.D. research involved the generation of stimuli responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm)-based microgels and the modification of their chemistry to generate a series of pH responsive microgel-based optical devices (etalons). The pH responsivity of the synthesized microgels was used...
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Spring 2018
My Ph.D. research involved the generation of stimuli responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm)-based microgels and the modification of their chemistry to generate a series of pH responsive microgel-based optical devices (etalons). The pH responsivity of the synthesized microgels was used...
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Stimuli-Responsive Polymer-Based Devices for Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectrometer Sensing
DownloadSpring 2018
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) has emerged as a powerful tool in sensing and biosensing for decades due to its label free and real-time data collection characteristics. In the first part of this thesis, a custom-built high performance SPR spectrometer with broad range of scanning angle, high...
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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...