scholarly journals Upper critical solution temperature thermo-responsive polymer brushes and a mechanism for controlled cell attachment

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (25) ◽  
pp. 4926-4933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuan Xue ◽  
Lalitha Thiagarajan ◽  
Shwana Braim ◽  
Brian R Saunders ◽  
Kevin M Shakesheff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Cell Attachment ◽  
Control Cell ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Upper Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Responsive Polymer

We report the synthesis of thermo-responsive polymer brushes with Upper Critical Solution Temperature (UCST)-type behaviour on glass to provide a new means to control cell attachment.

scholarly journals Thermally responsive polymeric hydrogel brushes: synthesis, physical properties and use for the culture of chondrocytes

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 117-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Collett ◽  
Aileen Crawford ◽  
Paul V Hatton ◽  
Mark Geoghegan ◽  
Stephen Rimmer
Keyword(s):  
Crosslink Density ◽  
Cell Attachment ◽  
Viable Cell ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Polymer Chains ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Thermally Responsive ◽  
Isopropyl Acrylamide ◽  
Responsive Polymer

Hydrogel brushes are materials composed of a water-swollen network, which contains polymer chains that are grafted with another polymer. Using a thermally responsive polymer, poly( N -isopropyl acrylamide) (polyNIPAM), as the graft component we are able to maintain the critical solution temperature ( T crit ), independent of the overall composition of the material, at approximately 32°C. The change in swelling at T crit is a function of the amount of polyNIPAM in the system. However, there is a much smaller change in the surface contact angles at T crit . PolyNIPAM-based materials have generated considerable interest, as ‘smart’ substrates for the culture of cells and here, we show the utility of hydrogel brushes in cell culture. Chondrocytes attached to the hydrogel brushes and yielded viable cell cultures. Moreover, the chondrocytes could be released from the hydrogel brushes without the use of proteases by reducing the temperature of the cultures to below T crit to induce a change in the conformation of the polyNIPAM chain at T crit . The importance of the crosslink hydrogel component is illustrated by significant changes in cell attachment/cell viability as the crosslink density is changed.

scholarly journals Gold Nanoparticles Endowed with Low-Temperature Colloidal Stability by Cyclic Polyethylene Glycol in Ethanol

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ali Aboudzadeh ◽  
Joscha Kruse ◽  
Maria Sanromán-Iglesias ◽  
Daniele Cangialosi ◽  
Ángel Alegría ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Thermal Behavior ◽  
Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Polymer Brushes ◽  
Colloidal Stability ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Upper Critical Solution Temperature

The colloidal stability of metal nanoparticles is tremendously dependent on the thermal behavior of polymer brushes. Neat polyethylene glycol (PEG) presents an unconventional upper critical solution temperature in ethanol, where...

Crystallization driving thermoresponsive transition of a liquid crystalline polymer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuewen Yu ◽  
Guangran Shao ◽  
Wangqing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Polymer Chains ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Upper Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Responsive Polymer ◽  
Solvent Molecules

For a general responsive polymer exhibiting thermoresponsive transition in a solvent at the upper critical solution temperature (UCST), the interaction between polymer chains and solvent molecules and the interaction among...

Selective Hydrogen Bonding Controls Temperature Response of Layer-by-Layer Upper Critical Solution Temperature Micellar Assemblies

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliaksei Aliakseyeu ◽  
Victoria Albright ◽  
Danielle Yarbrough ◽  
Samantha Hernandez ◽  
Qing Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Methacrylic Acid ◽  
Temperature Response ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding Interactions ◽  
Upper Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Lbl Films

This work establishes a correlation between the selectivity of hydrogen-bonding interactions and the functionality of micelle-containing layer-by-layer (LbL) assemblies. Specifically, we explore LbL films formed by assembly of poly(methacrylic acid)...

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