Photoresponsive behaviour of zwitterionic polymer particles with photodimerizable groups on their surfaces
Takashi Miyata, Takayuki Namera, Yihua Liu, Akifumi Kawamura, Tetsuji Yamaoka
Abstract
Photoresponsive zwitterionic polymer particles that undergo photo-assembling by ultraviolet light irradiation are designed as smart nanomaterials with the bioinert surface.
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePolymerChemical engineeringPolymer scienceNanotechnologyComposite materialEngineeringSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer Surface Interaction Studies