A Combined Strategy to Surface-Graft Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels Using Plasma Activation and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Differently shaped polymeric matrices were efficiently coated with stimuli-responsive hydrogels for a wide range of applications using a new methodology. By combining plasma surface activation and polymerization in supercritical media at mild conditions, we report the direct smart coating of microca...

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Published inACS macro letters Vol. 1; no. 3; pp. 356 - 360
Main Authors Barroso, Telma, Viveiros, Raquel, Temtem, Márcio, Casimiro, Teresa, Botelho do Rego, Ana M, Aguiar-Ricardo, Ana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Chemical Society 20.03.2012
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Summary:Differently shaped polymeric matrices were efficiently coated with stimuli-responsive hydrogels for a wide range of applications using a new methodology. By combining plasma surface activation and polymerization in supercritical media at mild conditions, we report the direct smart coating of microcarriers and membranes in gram-scale quantities with a scalable, green, and low-cost approach.
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ISSN:2161-1653
2161-1653
DOI:10.1021/mz200145w