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Recyclability of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) microgel-based assemblies for organic dye removal from water
Download2013-01-01
Parasuraman, Deepika, Sarker, Avijeet K., Serpe, Michael J.
Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-co-acrylic acid (pNIPAm-co-AAc) microgels and their aggregates have been shown to effectively remove organic dye molecules from aqueous solutions. Here, we investigate the reusability of these microgel-based systems by exposing them to the organic azo dye molecule,...
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Reductant responsive poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) microgels and microgel-based optical materials
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Li, Xue, Gao, Yongfeng, Serpe, Michael J.
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) based hydrogel particles (microgels) crosslinked with N,N′-bis(acryloyl)cystamine were prepared using free-radical precipitation polymerization. By coating a single layer of microgels on a gold-coated glass substrate followed by the addition of another gold layer, an...
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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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2013-01-01
Islam, Molla R., Lu, Zhenzhen, Li, Xue, Sarker, Avijeet K., Hu, Liang, Choi, Paul, Li, Xi, Hakobyan, Narek, Serpe, Michael J.
Stimuli-responsive polymers are capable of translating changes in their local environment to changes in their chemical and/or physical properties. This ability allows stimuli-responsive polymers to be used for a wide range of applications. In this review, we highlight the analytical applications...
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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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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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2017-01-01
Xu, Wenwen, Song, Qiao, Xu, Jiang-Fei, Serpe, Michael J., Zhang, Xi
Daily repeated wound dressing changes will lead to additional trauma to newly formed tissue and prolonging the healing process. In this letter, we designed and fabricated an easily removable wound dressing material. To accomplish this, we first generated cross-linkable supramonomers through...