Microgel particles have recently emerged as an alternative route to emulsion stabilisation.
Classed as soft colloidal particles, their ability to swell to differing degrees in certain solvents …

The development of polymeric double network (DN) hydrogels consisting of polyvinyl
alcohol-borax (PVA-Borax), poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) and poly (acrylamide) are …

Smart hydrogels have been widely applied in the bionic intelligent devices for the virtues of
biocompatibility, well processibility, environmental sensitivity, and so on. Traditional poly (N …

Polymer microgels, including those based on interpenetrating networks (IPNs), are currently
vastly studied, and their practical applications are a matter of thriving research. In this work …

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 …

The phase transitions of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) in water–methanol mixed
solutions were studied in detail by high-sensitivity differential scanning calorimetry. From this …

In this work, the preparation procedure and properties of anionic magnetic microgels loaded
with antitumor drug doxorubicin are described. The functional microgels were produced via …

The search for new environmental-friendly materials for energy storage is ongoing. In the
presented paper, we propose polymer microgels as a new class of redox-active colloids …

Emulsions have become a crucial product form in various industries in modern times.
Expanding the class of substances used to stabilize emulsions can improve their stability or …

Thermally-induced in-situ gelation of polymers and nanogels is of significant importance for
injectable non-invasive tissue engineering and delivery systems of drug delivery system. In …