Stimuli-responsive polymers and their applications

M Wei, Y Gao, X Li, MJ Serpe - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Responsive polymer-based materials are capable of altering their chemical and/or physical
properties upon exposure to external stimuli. These materials have been intensively studied …

Construction of stimuli-responsive functional materials via hierarchical self-assembly involving coordination interactions

LJ Chen, HB Yang - Accounts of chemical research, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Supramolecular self-assembly, which creates the ordered structures as a result
of spontaneous organization of building blocks driven by noncovalent interactions (NCIs), is …

Recent advances in the synthesis of smart hydrogels

P Sikdar, MM Uddin, TM Dip, S Islam, MS Hoque… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding the surrounding atmosphere and reacting accordingly with a precise action
are always fascinating features of a material. Materials that pose such responsiveness are …

Bioinspired polymer vesicles and membranes for biological and medical applications

CG Palivan, R Goers, A Najer, X Zhang, A Car… - Chemical society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Biological membranes play an essential role in living organisms by providing stable and
functional compartments, preserving cell architecture, whilst supporting signalling and …

Multifunctional electrospun nanofibrous membrane: an effective method for water purification

W Cao, M Zhang, W Ma, C Huang - Separation and Purification Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater appeared all over the world severely influenced the health and well-being of
human and the balance of ecosystem. Temptations proposed by scientific field, citizens or …

[HTML][HTML] Electrospun nanofibrous materials: a versatile medium for effective oil/water separation

X Wang, J Yu, G Sun, B Ding - Materials today, 2016 - Elsevier
The separation of oil and water is a worldwide challenge due to the ever-increasing amount
of oily industrial wastewater and polluted oceanic waters, as well as the increasing …

Polymeric materials with switchable superwettability for controllable oil/water separation: A comprehensive review

JJ Li, YN Zhou, ZH Luo - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Oily water treatment has become an urgent need in our daily life because of its harmful
potential to the ecological system. In recent years, functional materials with superwetting or …

CO 2-responsive polymeric materials: synthesis, self-assembly, and functional applications

A Darabi, PG Jessop, MF Cunningham - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
CO2 is an ideal trigger for switchable or stimuli-responsive materials because it is benign,
inexpensive, green, abundant, and does not accumulate in the system. Many different CO2 …

Engineering functional polymer capsules toward smart nanoreactors

J Gaitzsch, X Huang, B Voit - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The design and construction of integrated chemical ensembles for studying complex
biological systems is attracting considerable interest in a wide range of research …

CO2‐Responsive Nanofibrous Membranes with Switchable Oil/Water Wettability

H Che, M Huo, L Peng, T Fang, N Liu… - Angewandte …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Responsive polymer interfacial materials are ideal candidates for controlling surface wetting
behavior. Here we developed smart nanostructured electrospun polymer membranes which …