The review presents current research results for Carbopol-based microgels as yield-stress
materials, covering three aspects: chemical, physical and rheological. Such a joint three …

Soft matter materials, such as polymers, membranes, proteins, are often electrically charged.
This makes them water soluble, which is of great importance in technological application …

Background A positive surface charge has been largely associated with nanoparticle (NP)
toxicity. However, by screening a carbon NP library in macrophages, we found that a …

Meat analogues can offer consumers a more sustainable alternative to meat. A successful
meat analogue is characterized by a meat-like texture and high juiciness. Juiciness is …

Linear PEI is a cationic polymer commonly used for complexing DNA into nanoparticles for
cell-transfection and gene-therapy applications. The polymer has closely-spaced amines …

Hybrid nanogels, composed of thermoresponsive polymers and superparamagnetic
nanoparticles, are attractive nanocarriers for biomedical applications, being able as a …

We have measured potentiometric titration curves of the weak polyelectrolytes, PAH and
PAA, interpolyelectrolyte complexes PAH− PAA, PDADMAC− PAA, and PAH− PAA …

This article recapitulates the state of the art regarding simulations of ionization equilibria of
weak polyelectrolyte solutions and gels. We start out by reviewing the essential …

Novel amphiphilic star-shaped polymers showing pH-sensitivity were synthesized by atom
transfer radical polymerization. These new polymers present a core− shell structure similar …

In this chapter we review recent advances which have been achieved in the theoretical
description and understanding of polyelectrolyte solutions. We will discuss an improved …