TY  - JOUR
A1  - Glatzel, Stefan
A1  - Badi, Nezha
A1  - Paech, Michael
A1  - Laschewsky, André
A1  - Lutz, Jean-Francois
T1  - Well-defined synthetic polymers with a protein-like gelation behavior in water
N2  - Homopolymers of N-acryloyl glycinamide were prepared by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization in water. The formed macromolecules exhibit strong polymer-polymer interactions in aqueous milieu and therefore form thermoreversible physical hydrogels in pure water, physiological buffer or cell medium.
Y1  - 2010
UR  - http://xlink.rsc.org/jumptojournal.cfm?journal_code=CC
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1039/C0cc00038h
SN  - 1359-7345
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wischerhoff, Erik
A1  - Badi, Nezha
A1  - Lutz, Jean-Francois
A1  - Laschewsky, André
T1  - Smart bioactive surfaces
N2  - The purpose of this highlight is to define the emerging field of bioactive surfaces. In recent years, various types of synthetic materials capable of "communicating'' with biological objects such as nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, viruses, bacteria or living cells have been described in the literature. This novel area of research certainly goes beyond the traditional field of smart materials and includes different types of sophisticated interactions with biological entities, such as reversible adhesion, conformational control, biologically-triggered release and selective permeation. These novel materials may be 2D planar surfaces as well as colloidal objects or 3D scaffolds. Overall, they show great promise for numerous applications in biosciences and biotechnology. For instance, practical applications of bioactive surfaces in the fields of bioseparation, cell engineering, biochips and stem-cell differentiation are briefly discussed herein.
Y1  - 2010
UR  - http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/sm/index.asp
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1039/B913594d
SN  - 1744-683X
ER  -