Supramolecular hydrogel formation based on tannic acid

H Fan, L Wang, X Feng, Y Bu, D Wu, Z Jin - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
The development of facile and versatile strategies with low-cost for hydrogel construction is
of tremendous scientific interest. Herein, we demonstrate that naturally derived, cost …

Rapid 3D patterning of poly (acrylic acid) ionic hydrogel for miniature pH sensors

MJ Yin, M Yao, S Gao, AP Zhang, HY Tam… - Advanced …, 2016 - ira.lib.polyu.edu.hk
Poly (acrylic acid)(PAA), as a highly ionic conductive hydrogel, can reversibly swell/deswell
according to the surrounding pH conditions. An optical maskless stereolithography …

An associative polyelectrolyte end-capped with short polystyrene chains. Synthesis and rheological behavior

C Tsitsilianis, I Iliopoulos, G Ducouret - Macromolecules, 2000 - ACS Publications
Polystyrene (PS) end-capped polyelectrolytes were prepared by modification of
polystyrene− poly (tert-butyl acrylate)− polystyrene triblock copolymers synthesized via …

Structural and rheological properties of hydrophobically modified polysaccharide associative networks

C Esquenet, P Terech, F Boué, E Buhler - Langmuir, 2004 - ACS Publications
The phase behavior of hydrophobically modified chitosans (HMCs) in aqueous solution has
been investigated using scattering and rheology experiments. We observed four regions on …

Viscoelastic properties of physical gels formed by associative telechelic polyelectrolytes in aqueous media

C Tsitsilianis, I Iliopoulos - Macromolecules, 2002 - ACS Publications
We report on the viscoelastic response of a physical gel formed in aqueous solutions of poly
(sodium acrylate) end-capped with short polystyrene (PS) blocks. Above a percolation …

Self-assembly of gradient copolymers in a selective solvent. New structures and comparison with diblock and statistical copolymers

VS Kravchenko, V Abetz, II Potemkin - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
We perform comparative studies of self-assembly of equivalent statistical, diblock and
gradient AB copolymers in a selective solvent using dissipative particle dynamics …

Phase behavior of associating polyelectrolyte polysaccharides. 1. Aggregation process in dilute solution

C Esquenet, E Buhler - Macromolecules, 2001 - ACS Publications
We have examined the structure of hydrophobically modified chitosans in a selective
aqueous solution at T= 25° C, ie, a nonsolvent for the alkyl grafted chains and a good …

Polyelectrolyte complexes consisting of macromolecules with varied stiffness: Computer simulation

AA Lazutin, AN Semenov… - … theory and simulations, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Monte Carlo simulations are employed in order to analyze the structure of polyelectrolyte
complexes consisting of two identical but oppositely charged macroions with varying chain …

Effects of hydrophobic substituents and salt on core–shell aggregates of hydrophobically modified chitosan: Light scattering study

EV Korchagina, OE Philippova - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
In this study we examine two methods of enhancement of aggregation of hydrophobically
modified chitosan in dilute aqueous solutions: by increasing the content of n-dodecyl …

Phase diagram of solutions of associative polymers

AV Dobrynin - Macromolecules, 2004 - ACS Publications
An analytical expression for the free energy of solutions of associative polymers is obtained
in the entire polymer concentration− temperature range. This expression is derived under …