A novel method of preparation of easily stripped-off temporary wound dressing material is described. A tri-layer membrane system for artificial skin is prepared in this study. In this process, the N-isopropyl acrylamide monomer is successfully grafted on the non-woven fabric by co-polymerization. It is initiated by plasma to activate the surface of the non-woven cloth. N-isopropyl acrylamide is...

Injectable "smart" microspheres that are sensitive to both temperature and pH have been fabricated and tested for controlled delivery of therapeutic proteins to ischemic skeletal muscle. A library of copolymers composed of N-isopropyl acrylamide (NIPAAm), propyl acrylic acid (PAA), and butyl acrylate (BA) was used to fabricate microspheres using a double emulsion method, and an optimal formulat...

BACKGROUND The best solvent type and ratio for grafting of poly-n-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAAm) on the surface of polystyrene is obtained under ultraviolet radiation. In this study, the effects of solvents, such as water, methanol, and their combinations, under ultraviolet radiation were investigated successfully. METHOD AND RESULTS Attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared analy...

Thermo-sensitive hydrogels were prepared by graft copolymerization of Polyvenylalcohol and chitosan with N-Isopropylacrylamide via gamma radiation. Characterization of hydrogels such as DSC analysis and swelling and solubility tests in different ratios were investigated. DSC and solubility analysis showed chitosan and PVA and NIPAAm monomer were grafted via gamma radiation successfully. Results...

The hydrophilic, conducting, biocompatible and porous scaffolds were designed using poly(2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate)-co-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-co-poly(ε-caprolactone) (P(HEMA-b-NIPAAm-b-CL))/polyaniline (PANI) for the osteoblast applications. To this end, the PHEMA and P(HEMA-b-NIPAAm) were synthesized via reversible addition of fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, and in ...

The colloidal stability and thermoresponsive behavior of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) brushes grafted from cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) of varying graft densities and molecular weights was investigated. Indication of the grafted polymer brushes was obtained after AFM imaging of CNCs adsorbed on silica. Also, aggregation of the nanoparticles carrying grafts of high degree of polymerization was o...