Temperature-responsive ionic liquids: fundamental behaviors and catalytic applications

Y Qiao, W Ma, N Theyssen, C Chen, Z Hou - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Temperature-responsive ionic liquids (ILs), their fundanmental behaviors, and catalytic
applications were introduced, especially the concepts of upper critical solution temperature …

Overview of the stability of α-chymotrypsin in different solvent media

A Kumar, P Venkatesu - Chemical Reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
1. INTRODUCTION The ability of amino acids to form a three-dimensional (3D) protein
structure is significantly interesting because it combines the aspects of biophysical …

A tissue adhesion‐controllable and biocompatible small‐scale hydrogel adhesive robot

YW Lee, S Chun, D Son, X Hu, M Schneider… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, the realization of minimally invasive medical interventions on targeted tissues
using wireless small‐scale medical robots has received an increasing attention. For effective …

Multifunctional 3D‐printed pollen grain‐inspired hydrogel microrobots for on‐demand anchoring and cargo delivery

YW Lee, JK Kim, U Bozuyuk, NO Dogan… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
While a majority of wireless microrobots have shown multi‐responsiveness to implement
complex biomedical functions, their functional executions are strongly dependent on the …

Π–Π stacking increases the stability and loading capacity of thermosensitive polymeric micelles for chemotherapeutic drugs

Y Shi, MJ van Steenbergen, EA Teunissen… - …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Thermosensitive amphiphilic block copolymers self-assemble into micelles above their
lower critical solution temperature in water, however, the micelles generally display …

Thermo-responsive block copolymers with multiple phase transition temperatures in aqueous solutions

S Strandman, XX Zhu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive block copolymers that exhibit multiple thermal transitions are an
emerging topic, important for understanding thermo-sensitive self-assembling processes …

Biocompatibility of ionic liquids towards protein stability: A comprehensive overview on the current understanding and their implications

A Kumar, M Bisht, P Venkatesu - International journal of biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Over the past years since the discovery of ionic liquids (ILs), there is an increased demand
to consider ILs as novel biocompatible co-solvents for proteins. Due to their tunable physical …

Does the stability of proteins in ionic liquids obey the Hofmeister series?

A Kumar, P Venkatesu - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2014 - Elsevier
Understanding the behavior of Hofmeister anions of ionic liquids (ILs) on protein stability
helps to shed light on how the anions interact with proteins in aqueous solution and is a long …

A reversible thermoresponsive sealant for temporary closure of ocular trauma

N Bayat, Y Zhang, P Falabella, R Menefee… - Science translational …, 2017 - science.org
Open globe injuries are full-thickness injuries sustained to the eye wall (cornea or sclera),
which cause immediate drops in intraocular pressure that may lead to retinal detachment …

Unexpected effects of the alteration of structure and stability of myoglobin and hemoglobin in ammonium-based ionic liquids

I Jha, P Attri, P Venkatesu - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The nature of solvent–biomolecule interactions is generally weak and non-specific. The
addition of ionic liquids (ILs), which have emerged as a new class of solvents, strengthen the …