Around 39.5% of people will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their life. There are different cancer treatments available; one of them being tumor ablation. During ablation, a special probe is used to ”burn” or ...

The purpose of this project is to synthesize and characterize smart polymers that have controlled polymer architecture. Smart polymers are polymers that respond to a change in environment; the polymer becomes insoluble ...

The focus of this research is to study stimuli-responsive “smart” block copolymers for applications in architectural coatings, such as paints, primers, and stains. The smart copolymer polyethylene glycol (PEG) -block- poly ...

Polymers are composed of covalently bonded repeating units. "Smart" polymers are polymers that can dramatically change their properties in response to a small change in external stimuli. Smart polymers are of interest for ...

“Smart” polymers respond to small changes in the environment in an intriguing way dissimilar to regular polymers. Viscosity is one variable that changes in different conditions of pH, temperature, and polymer concentration. ...

“Smart polymers” change their mechanical properties in response to changes in stimuli, such as pH, temperature, and polymer concentration. We chose to focus on the viscoelastic properties when determining the effects of ...

The purpose of this study was to study smart polymers. “Smart” polymers respond to changes in their environment with a measureable change in property. Some smart polymers can change their solubility when the conditions ...

Colloidal particles have properties based on size and have the potential to better explain molecular systems. Smart polymers are chains of repeating subunits that have the unique ability to change properties based on an ...

Polymers are present in our everyday life such as clothing, plastics, and electronics. “Smart polymers” are a subset of polymers unique in that they change their properties due to varying external stimuli and can be used ...

Polymers are made of covalently bonded repeat units, called monomers, which make up long chains. The structure can be controlled to achieve a diblock copolymer with two different repeat units connected in blocks. “Smart” ...