Stimuli-responsive aqueous microgels: properties and applications
Mikhail V. Anakhov, Rustam A. Gumerov, Igor I. Potemkin
Abstract
Water-soluble microgels have been known for over than three decades. Initially introduced as thermoresponsive polymer colloids with tunable softness, these macromolecular objects become a versatile platform for a broad range of potential applications due to the bursting growth of the diversity of their chemical architecture through the years. The recent progress in the design of stimuli-responsive microgels together with the notable examples of their applications is discussed in this paper.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryNanotechnologyAqueous solutionPolymerRange (aeronautics)Materials scienceOrganic chemistryEngineeringAerospace engineeringHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization