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Mechanical properties of PNIPAM based hydrogels: A review.
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In this review, several strategies including interpenetrating polymer network (IPN), double network (DN), nanocomposite (NC) and slide ring (SR) hydrogels are discussed in the context of PNIPAM hydrogel.About:
This article is published in Materials Science and Engineering: C.The article was published on 2017-01-01. It has received 381 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Self-healing hydrogels & Smart polymer.read more
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Integration of sensing and shape-deforming capabilities for a bioinspired soft robot
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Specific ion effects on thermoresponsive polymer brushes: Comparison to other architectures.
TL;DR: This work compares the current understanding of specific ion effects on free polymer chains and gels with recent studies of polymer brushes to be the next step to predicting the behaviour of these materials in biological systems.
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Cyclodextrin-based host–guest supramolecular hydrogels for local drug delivery
TL;DR: In this article , the authors introduce the formation of supramolecular hydrogels with different types of cyclodextrin (α, β, and γ-CD) and in vitro physicochemical characteristics of these hydrogel types.
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Formulation and Characterization of Gelatin-Based Hydrogels for the Encapsulation of Kluyveromyces lactis-Applications in Packed-Bed Reactors and Probiotics Delivery in Humans.
Jorge Luis Patarroyo,Juan Sebastian Florez-Rojas,Diego Pradilla,Juan D. Valderrama-Rincon,Juan C. Cruz,Luis H. Reyes +5 more
TL;DR: Encouraging results indicate that the proposed encapsulates are suitable to overcome most of the major issues of oral administration of probiotics and open the possibility to explore additional biotech applications further.
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Tailoring PNIPAM hydrogels for large temperature-triggered changes in mechanical properties
TL;DR: In this paper, N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide (BIS) and poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate (PEGDA) hydrogels are used as crosslinkers to study the influence of their size and concentration on the viscoelastic properties in a temperature-controlled rheology setup.
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