Walter Richtering

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the equilibrium colloidal phase behavior of concentrated dispersions of a temperature sensitive microgel, consisting of poly (N-isopropylacrylamid) (PNiPAM) chemically crosslinked with N,N′ methylenbisacryamid (BIS), and showed that with increasing temperature the microgel particles decrease in size (hydrodynamic radius 142 nm at 10°C and 58 nm at 35°C).

TL;DR: This work pioneers the investigation of shear stress-induced cell damage in 3D bioprinting and might help to comprehend and improve the outcome of cell-printing studies in the future.

TL;DR: The structure of temperature-sensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgels in dilute suspension was investigated by means of small-angle neutron scattering and clearly showed that the segment density in the swollen state is not homogeneous, but gradually decays at the surface.

TL;DR: Synthetic microgels allow combining features of chemical functionality, structural integrity, macromolecular architecture, adaptivity, permeability, and deformability in a unique way to include the "best of the colloidal, polymeric, and surfactant worlds.

TL;DR: An overview of the state-of-the-art, recent developments as well as emerging trends in the field of nano- and microgels is provided.