In many areas of bioprocessing, cell adhesion and detachment pose fundamental challenges. “Personalized medicine and other novel biomedical applications require the cultivation and handling of cells ...

Scientists have created a novel thermoresponsive polymer by adding divalent cations to polymers and water solvents. They also succeeded in controlling thermoresponsive properties by changing the type ...

Researchers have developed a novel strategy to control the shapes of polymeric materials by utilizing photoresponsive molecular switches, which may evolve tractable stimuli-responsive soft materials.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – University of the Philippines (UP) scientists have created thermoresponsive polymers that promise astounding biomedical applications. Thermoresponsive polymers are molecules that ...

The amounts of the N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamate group and the monomer units in GrMEM1 were calculated from the peak areas observed in the 1 H NMR spectrum, in which hexamethyldisiloxane was used as an ...

Graphene-based two-dimensional materials have recently emerged as a focus of scientific exploration due to their exceptional structural, mechanical, electrical, optical, and thermal properties. Among ...

A polysilsesquioxane with a bis(2-methoxyethyl)amide group and 15-crown-5-ether ring (MCPSQ) was newly prepared by the co-condensation of silane coupling reagents, which were obtained from ...

Osaka, Japan – Often referred to as smart materials, temperature-responsive or thermoresponsive polymers are gaining attention for their ability to respond to external temperature changes, allowing ...