Nanogels and Microgels: From Model Colloids to Applications, Recent Developments, and Future Trends

Nanogels and microgels are soft, deformable, and penetrable objects with an internal gel-like structure that is swollen by the dispersing solvent. Their softness and the potential to respond to external stimuli like temperature, pressure, pH, ionic strength, and different analytes make them interesting as soft model systems in fundamental research as well as for a broad range of applications, in particular in the field of biological applications. Recent tremendous developments in their synthesis open access to systems with complex architectures and compositions allowing for tailoring microgels with specific properties. At the same time state-of-the-art theoretical and simulation approaches offer deeper…

• DF
  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

  Awards: HE2995/5-1, HE2995/6-1, SFB 985, KA3880/1-1
• MO
  Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation

  Award: 02.A03.21.0011
• RS
  Russian Science Foundation

  Award: 15-13-00124