Nanostructured gels for intervertebral disc load support and directed regeneration
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sheffield
Department Name: Chemistry
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| Steven Armes (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Lovett JR
(2016)
A Robust Cross-Linking Strategy for Block Copolymer Worms Prepared via Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly.
in Macromolecules
Cui Z
(2016)
A study of conductive hydrogel composites of pH-responsive microgels and carbon nanotubes.
in Soft matter
Milani A
(2017)
Anisotropic pH-Responsive Hydrogels Containing Soft or Hard Rod-Like Particles Assembled Using Low Shear
in Chemistry of Materials
Lovett JR
(2018)
Can percolation theory explain the gelation behavior of diblock copolymer worms?
in Chemical science
Ratcliffe LPD
(2017)
Cationic disulfide-functionalized worm gels.
in Polymer chemistry
Warren NJ
(2018)
Critical Dependence of Molecular Weight on Thermoresponsive Behavior of Diblock Copolymer Worm Gels in Aqueous Solution.
in Macromolecules
Wang W
(2018)
Highly deformable hydrogels constructed by pH-triggered polyacid nanoparticle disassembly in aqueous dispersions.
in Soft matter
Ratcliffe LP
(2016)
Inducing an Order-Order Morphological Transition via Chemical Degradation of Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymer Nano-Objects.
in Biomacromolecules
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
Wu S
(2019)
Self-curing super-stretchable polymer/microgel complex coacervate gels without covalent bond formation.
in Chemical science
Milani A
(2017)
Synthesis of polyacid nanogels: pH-responsive sub-100 nm particles for functionalisation and fluorescent hydrogel assembly
in Soft Matter
Penfold N
(2019)
Thermoreversible Block Copolymer Worm Gels Using Binary Mixtures of PEG Stabilizer Blocks
in Macromolecules
Cui Z
(2016)
Using intra-microgel crosslinking to control the mechanical properties of doubly crosslinked microgels.
in Soft matter
| 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 |