Nanostructured gels for intervertebral disc load support and directed regeneration
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sheffield
Department Name: Chemistry
Abstract
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Organisations
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ORCID iD |
| Steven Armes (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Cui Z
(2016)
Using intra-microgel crosslinking to control the mechanical properties of doubly crosslinked microgels.
in Soft matter
Penfold N
(2019)
Thermoreversible Block Copolymer Worm Gels Using Binary Mixtures of PEG Stabilizer Blocks
in Macromolecules
Milani A
(2017)
Synthesis of polyacid nanogels: pH-responsive sub-100 nm particles for functionalisation and fluorescent hydrogel assembly
in Soft Matter
Wu S
(2019)
Self-curing super-stretchable polymer/microgel complex coacervate gels without covalent bond formation.
in Chemical science
Lovett J
(2014)
pH-Responsive Non-Ionic Diblock Copolymers: Ionization of Carboxylic Acid End-Groups Induces an Order-Order Morphological Transition
in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Ratcliffe LP
(2016)
Inducing an Order-Order Morphological Transition via Chemical Degradation of Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymer Nano-Objects.
in Biomacromolecules
Wang W
(2018)
Highly deformable hydrogels constructed by pH-triggered polyacid nanoparticle disassembly in aqueous dispersions.
in Soft matter
Warren NJ
(2018)
Critical Dependence of Molecular Weight on Thermoresponsive Behavior of Diblock Copolymer Worm Gels in Aqueous Solution.
in Macromolecules
| Description | We have discovered how to make anisotropic gels, disulphide-functionalised gels, cross-linked worm gels and hydrolytically degradable worms |
| Exploitation Route | Not sure at this stage, but we are planning to submit a follow-on EPSRC grant proposal in 2018 |
| Sectors | Chemicals Healthcare |