Star-Like Thermoresponsive Microgels as an Emerging Class of Soft Nanocolloids

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ISC Researchers Francesco Brasili, Simona Sennato and Emanuela Zaccarelli  and the PhD student Elisa Ballin coauthored an interesting research now published in ACS NANO

Star-Like Thermoresponsive Microgels as an Emerging Class of Soft Nanocolloids

Elisa Ballin, Francesco Brasili, Tommaso Papetti, Jacopo Vialetto, Michael Sztucki, Simona Sennato, Marco Laurati, and Emanuela Zaccarelli ACS Nano202519 (40), 35447-35458  DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c08174
Abstract

We provide experimental and numerical evidence of an emerging class of soft nanocolloids: star-like microgels with thermoresponsive character.

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Thermoresponsive Copolymer Microgels via Single-Step Precipitation Polymerization: Random or Block structure?

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ISC researchers. Letizia Tavagnacco, Francesco Brasili and Emanuela Zaccarelli,  working on soft matter coauthored an interesting work on Small

Thermoresponsive Copolymer Microgels Synthesized via Single‐Step Precipitation Polymerization: Random or Block Structure?.” Small (2025): e09795

The internal structure of polymeric colloids is a key property that has attracted increasing attention in soft matter research. The inner morphology of these systems critically influences their phase behavior and functionality, governing their mechanical properties and their physical and chemical interactions.… Read the rest

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