Bactericidal and biocatalytic temperature responsive microgel based self-cleaning membranes for water purification

A Ti3C2 MXene-integrated near-infrared-responsive multifunctional porous scaffold for infected bone defect repair

“…In the absence of NIR light irradiation, the PME group exhibited negligible antibacterial efficiency against both S. aureus and E. coli . Such an inconspicuous antibacterial effect may come from PEI; 52 however, the amount of residual PEI in the scaffolds was too small to generate a significant antibacterial effect. Similarly, after irradiation with NIR lasers, the PME group still showed a weak antibacterial ability because the PME scaffolds did not possess a photothermal conversion effect.…”

Nanostructured Zwitterionic Membranes: Harnessing Temperature-Responsive Microgels for Tunable Water Filtration and Molecular Separation

“…The higher thickness of the layer than the D h of the microgel confirms the multilayer formation. However, due to strong suction during membrane formation, microgel compression takes place, resulting in compaction and a slightly reduced thickness. , …”

“…Furthermore, the thermoresponsive properties of membranes of the membrane were studied under varying temperatures (20−40 °C), following a similar procedure as discussed earlier. 51 The reusability and stability efficiency of the membranes were evaluated by conducting repeated permeation experiments at 20 and 40 °C for four cycles.…”

“…However, due to strong suction during membrane formation, microgel compression takes place, resulting in compaction and a slightly reduced thickness. 37,51 3.3. Membrane Fouling Study.…”

A review of stimuli-responsive polymer-based gating membranes

“…85 Maity et al synthesized core–shell microgels by grafting short PEI chains onto a poly(NIPAM- co -glycidyl methacrylate) microgel. 86 In this work the major aim was to use these particles as carriers for silver nanoparticles. After loading the microgels with silver nanoparticles (or other functionalities) the microgels were suction deposited on a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) track-etched membrane.…”