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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effect of Particles Alignment on Giant Reduction in Dynamic Modulus of Hydrogels Containing Needle-Shaped Magnetic Particles
We investigated the giant reduction in the dynamic modulus of magnetic gels with aligned particles. The magnetic gel is consisting of a κ-carrageenan gel loaded with γ-Fe2O3 particles with an aspect ratio of ∼8. ...
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Article
Trivalent metal-mediated gelation of novel supergiant sulfated polysaccharides extracted from Aphanothece stagnina
Anionic polysaccharide (PS) was extracted from Aphanothece stagnina biomaterials where trivalent metal ions were remarkably condensed from environmental water. Structural analyses indicated that the PS was consid...
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Chapter
Magnetic Particle Composite Gels
Magnetic soft materials containing solid state magnetic particles demonstrate various motions and magnetorheological behavior in response to magnetic fields. When a rotational magnetic field is applied to magn...
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Article
Preparation of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-terminated carbon nanotubes and determining their aggregation properties in response to infrared light and heating
In this work, we newly prepared the multi-walled carbon nanotube (MCNT)-grafted poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) on their termini. After grafting PNIPAM, MCNTs dispersed well into water. In addition, the synt...
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Photoelectric properties of C60-poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) composite gel prepared via a low-temperature organic-solvent process
C60 fullerene derivatives, which are formed by grafting polymer chains on a C60 fullerene, can improve the solubility of C60 in solvents. These derivatives are able to composite with various functional polymers t...
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Fabrication of a poly(dimethylsiloxane) microstructured surface imprinted from patterned silicon wafer with a self-cleaning property
Microrod patterns were fabricated on PDMS sheets utilizing porous silicon wafers as templates. The prepared microrod PDMS surface showed high water and oil contact angles. To discuss the mechanism, theoretical...
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Chapter
Magnetic Particle Composite Gels
Magnetic soft materials containing solid state magnetic particles demonstrate various motions and magnetorheological behavior in response to magnetic fields. When a rotational magnetic field is applied to magn...