A study of pH-responsive microgel dispersions: From fluid-to-gel transitions to mechanical property restoration for load-bearing tissue

Soft Matter

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 486-494

  Saunders, Jennifer M ^a   Tong, Tony ^a   Le Maitre, Christine L ^a   Freemont, Tony J ^a   Saunders, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DISPERSIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PH EFFECTS; PHOTON CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; RHEOLOGY;

DISPERSION GELATION; GEL MODULUS; LOAD BEARING TISSUE; MICROGEL PARTICLES;

COLLOIDS;

EID: 33947383348     PISSN: 1744683X     EISSN: 17446848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b613943d     Document Type: Article

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