Acrylic Resins

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A low-cost, rapid deposition method for "smart" films: applications in mammalian cell release. 
  • ARGET-ATRP synthesis and characterization of PNIPAAm brushes for quantitative cell detachment studies. 
  • ASCRS white paper. Hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses in children. 
  • Antimicrobial and bacteria-releasing multifunctional surfaces: oligo (p-phenylene-ethynylene)/poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) films deposited by RIR-MAPLE. 
  • Assessment of perineal floor function: electromyography with acrylic plug surface electrodes in nulliparous women. 
  • Attachment and detachment of bacteria on surfaces with tunable and switchable wettability. 
  • Biocatalytic microcontact printing. 
  • Control of protein-ligand recognition using a stimuli-responsive polymer. 
  • Development and characterization of a vitreous mimicking material for radiation force imaging. 
  • Dynamics of polymerization in polyacrylamide gel (PAG) dosimeters: (I) ageing and long-term stability. 
  • Editorial comment. 
  • Effect of temperature and pH on contraceptive gel viscosity. 
  • Effects of superparamagnetic iron oxide on radio-frequency-induced temperature distribution: in vitro measurements in polyacrylamide phantoms and in vivo results in a rabbit liver model. 
  • Experimental 3D dosimetry around a high-dose-rate clinical 192Ir source using a polyacrylamide gel (PAG) dosimeter. 
  • Fabrication of large area resin microlens arrays using gas-assisted ultraviolet embossing. 
  • Field-induced nanolithography for patterning of non-fouling polymer brush surfaces. 
  • Founder's Award, Society for Biomaterials. Sixth World Biomaterials Congress 2000, Kamuela, HI,May 15-20, 2000. Really smart bioconjugates of smart polymers and receptor proteins. 
  • High density of immobilized galactose ligand enhances hepatocyte attachment and function. 
  • Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels. 
  • Human granulocyte collagenase. 
  • Hydrogel-nanoparticle composites for optically modulated cancer therapeutic delivery. 
  • Interpreting properties of microbicide drug delivery gels: analyzing deployment kinetics due to squeezing. 
  • Intraocular lens changes after short- and long-term exposure to intraocular silicone oil. An in vivo study. 
  • Isoelectric focusing in polyacrylamide-agarose. 
  • Mixed adjuvant formulations reveal a new combination that elicit antibody response comparable to Freund's adjuvants. 
  • Myopic Shift 5 Years after Intraocular Lens Implantation in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study. 
  • Nanopatterned antimicrobial enzymatic surfaces combining biocidal and fouling release properties. 
  • Nanopatterned polymer brushes as switchable bioactive interfaces. 
  • Nanopatterned smart polymer surfaces for controlled attachment, killing, and release of bacteria. 
  • Partial sequence of human platelet heparitinase and evidence of its ability to polymerize. 
  • Presurgical nasoalveolar molding in infants with cleft lip and palate. 
  • Quantifying cellular traction forces in three dimensions. 
  • Rapid DNA sequencing of more than 1000 bases per run by capillary electrophoresis using replaceable linear polyacrylamide solutions. 
  • Regulation of human nucleus pulposus cells by peptide-coupled substrates. 
  • Resolution of hepatic encephalopathy following hepatic artery embolization in a patient with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor metastatic to the liver. 
  • Reusable nanoengineered surfaces for bacterial recruitment and decontamination. 
  • Reversible control of free energy and topography of nanostructured surfaces. 
  • Rheological properties of contraceptive gels. 
  • Rigid gas permeable contact lens changes in the aphakic infant. 
  • Scalable Manufacturing of Enteric Encapsulation Systems for Site-Specific Oral Insulin Delivery. 
  • Scaling behavior of nanopatterned polymer brushes. 
  • Single-sensor multispeaker listening with acoustic metamaterials. 
  • Site-specific conjugation of a temperature-sensitive polymer to a genetically-engineered protein. 
  • Square-edge polymethylmethacrylate intraocular lens design for reducing posterior capsule opacification following paediatric cataract surgery: initial experience. 
  • Stereolithography: a historical review and indications for use in the management of trauma. 
  • Study of blood compatible polymers. III. Copolymers of N-benzyl, N-(2-hydroxyethyl) acrylamide and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate. 
  • Switchable friction of stimulus-responsive hydrogels. 
  • Targeted drug delivery by thermally responsive polymers. 
  • Technical note: rapid prototyping of 3D grid arrays for image guided therapy quality assurance. 
  • Temperature-sensitive hydrogels with SiO2-Au nanoshells for controlled drug delivery. 
  • Thermally responsive polymeric micellar nanoparticles self-assembled from cholesteryl end-capped random poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N,N-dimethylacrylamide): synthesis, temperature-sensitivity, and morphologies. 
  • Thermo-responsive systems for controlled drug delivery. 
  • Thermoresponsive transport through ordered mesoporous silica/PNIPAAm copolymer membranes and microspheres. 
  • Topical aminocaproic acid significantly reduces the incidence of secondary hemorrhage in traumatic hyphema in the rabbit model. 
  • Topically applied aminocaproic acid concentrates in the aqueous humor of the rabbit in therapeutic levels. 
  • Understanding the force-vs-distance profiles of terminally attached poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) thin films. 
  • pH responsive adhesion of phospholipid vesicle on poly(acrylic acid) cushion grafted to poly(ethylene terephthalate) surface.