Abstract
Designing new dynamic matrices in combination with a highly diverse material formation approach as Pickering emulsions provides the tools to engineer innovative dynamic porous microstructures in a highly controllable fashion. Here, nanogels (nGels) are used, which exhibit dynamic covalent cross-linking capabilities, as surface stabilizing agents in view of their highly controllable physiochemical properties. The method provides the successful formation of dynamic covalent cross-linked hydrogel microstructures based on ketone and amine-functionalized nGels using Pickering emulsions. In this system, a pH-triggerable responsive behavior is incorporated. The physiochemical properties of the resulting microstructure can be further tailored by modifying the intramolecular interactions at the interface, making these systems interesting for a wide range of applications.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e2100766 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Macromolecular Rapid Communications |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 15 |
Early online date | 1-May-2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug-2022 |
Keywords
- gels
- interfaces
- nanoparticles
- polymers
- Schiff bases
- MICROGELS
- RELEASE