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How Softness Matters in Soft Nanogels and Nanogel Assemblies

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 Jenna Lynn Head

Softness plays a key role in determining the macroscopic properties of colloidal systems, from synthetic nanogels to biological macromolecules, from

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Stiffness tomography of ultra‐soft nanogels by atomic force microscopy

December 3, 2020January 26, 2021 Anna Eisele

The softness of nanohydrogels results in unique properties and recently attracted tremendous interest due to the multi‐functionalization of interfaces. For

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Nanoparticles in the biological context: surface morphology and protein corona formation

September 10, 2020 Anna Eisele

In a recent concept article published in Small, Richtering, Alberg and Zentel have summarized existing data with the aim to

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Controversy resolved – SFB researchers clarify how charges affect the properties of microgels adsorbed to fluid interfaces

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Anna Eisele

The role of charges on the interfacial properties of microgels has been discussed controversially in the literature. In this work,

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Influence of size and cross-linking density of microgels on cellular uptake and uptake kinetics

June 3, 2020August 28, 2020 Anna Eisele

The unique pH and temperature responsiveness of PNIPAM-based microgels make them a promising target for novel biomedical applications such as

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Synthesis of polyampholyte Janus‐like microgels by coacervation of reactive precursors in precipitation polymerization

February 7, 2020August 28, 2020 Anna Eisele

Controlling the distribution of ionizable groups of opposite charge in microgels is an extremely challenging task, which could open new

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Deformation of microgels at solid–liquid interfaces visualized in three-dimension

October 23, 2019January 8, 2020 Anna Eisele

Solid–liquid interfaces play an important role for functional devices. Hence, a detailed understanding of the interaction of soft matter objects

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Anisotropic hollow microgels that can adapt their size, shape, and softness

October 15, 2019January 8, 2020 Anna Eisele

This work addresses the challenge of creating hollow and anisotropically shaped thermoresponsive microgels. Sacrificial elliptical hematite silica particles are utilized

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Closing the 1–5 μm size gap: Temperature-programmed, fed-batch synthesis of μm-sized microgels

July 19, 2019January 8, 2020 Anna Eisele

In this paper, we present the fed-batch synthesis of microgels in the 1-5 µm size range. We backed up experimental

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Model-based design and synthesis of ferrocene containing microgels

June 3, 2019January 8, 2020 sfb985_admin

Microgels have versatile applications due to their possible functionalization with co-monomers. We present the rational model-based design of synthesis procedures

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