Abstract In 1968, Heskins and Guillet published the first systematic study of the phase
diagram of poly (N‐isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM), at the time a “young polymer” first …

The ability to trigger changes to material properties with external stimuli, so‐called “smart”
behavior, has enabled novel technologies for a wide range of healthcare applications …

Adaptable hydrogels have recently emerged as a promising platform for three‐dimensional
(3D) cell encapsulation and culture. In conventional, covalently crosslinked hydrogels …

Temperature is a basic parameter influencing the behavior of systems in physics, chemistry
and biology. From living cells to microcircuits, a wide range of cases require thermometry …

This review focuses on polymers with upper critical solution temperature (UCST) in water or
electrolyte solution and provides a detailed survey of the yet few existing examples. A guide …

Numerous non-ionic thermally responsive homopolymers phase separate from their
aqueous solutions upon heating. Far fewer neutral homopolymers are known to phase …

We present a powerful universal and versatile approach for the synthesis of polymers that
show a UCST in water. Up to now only a few polymers were known that show an upper …

Underwater adhesion has been the focus of many recent developments motivated by
potential biomedical applications. Although most literature on underwater adhesives has …

Abstract Poly (2‐alkyl‐2‐oxazoline) s can be regarded as pseudo‐peptides or bioinspired
polymers, which are available through living/controlled cationic polymerization and polymer …

Abstract Hypothesis Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)[PNIPAM]-grafted cellulose nanofibers
(CNFs) are new thermo-responsive hydrogels which can be used for a wide range of …