The rapidly-growing field of polymer stimuli-responsive materials (smart materials) resulted
in many advances in designing and developing multi-functional systems, novel …

Microgels are colloidal polymer networks with high molar mass and properties between rigid
particles, flexible macromolecules, and micellar aggregates. Their unique stimuli …

This study presents a comprehensive survey of microgel‐coated materials and their
functional behavior, describing the complex interplay between the physicochemical and …

Although techniques to produce uniformly sized hydrogel microspheres (microgels) by
aqueous free-radical precipitation polymerization are well established, the details of the …

Thermoresponsive copolymer microgels based on the biocompatible monomer N-
vinylcaprolactam (VCL) and the hydrophobic comonomer 4-tert-butylcyclohexylacrylate …

Combining stimuli-responsive properties of gels with adhesive properties of mussels is
highly interesting for a large field of applications as, eg, in life science. Therefore, the …

Living polymerization is an important synthetic approach to achieving precise control of
synthesized polymers, which is crucial for their applications. The molecular weight …

Polymer stimuli-responsive microgels find their use in various applications. The knowledge
of its internal structure is of importance for further improvement and expanding the scope …

Thermoresponsive microgels undergo a volume phase transition from a swollen state under
good solvent conditions to a collapsed state under poor solvent conditions. The most …

Polymer networks are widely used in applications, and the formation of a network and its gel
point can be predicted. However, the effects of spatial and topological heterogeneity on the …