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
People |
ORCID iD |
Steven Armes (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Ratcliffe LP
(2016)
Inducing an Order-Order Morphological Transition via Chemical Degradation of Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymer Nano-Objects.
in Biomacromolecules
Ratcliffe LPD
(2017)
Cationic disulfide-functionalized worm gels.
in Polymer chemistry
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
Wu S
(2019)
Self-curing super-stretchable polymer/microgel complex coacervate gels without covalent bond formation.
in Chemical science
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 |