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Self-Assembly of Soluplus in Aqueous Solutions: Characterization and Prospectives on Perfume Encapsulation by Sofroniou, Constantina, Baglioni, Michele, Mamusa, Marianna, Resta, Claudio, Doutch, James, Smets, Johan, Baglioni, Piero

“…Soluplus is an amphiphilic graft copolymer intensively studied as a micellar solubilizer for drugs. An extensive characterization of the nanostructure of its…”
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Double Emulsions and Colloidosomes-in-Colloidosomes Using Silica-Based Pickering Emulsifiers by Williams, Mark, Armes, Steven P, Verstraete, Pierre, Smets, Johan

“…Poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) has been adsorbed onto the surface of fumed silica particles at pH 10 in order to produce an effective “hybrid” Pickering…”
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Green approach for the activation and functionalization of jute fibers through ball milling by Gallego, Rocio, Piras, Carmen C., Rutgeerts, Laurens A. J., Fernandez-Prieto, Susana, De Borggraeve, Wim M., Franco, Jose M., Smets, Johan

“…As well known, cellulose fibers, defibrillated/activated in different degrees or even chemically modified, can be employed as additives in matrixes of…”
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Molecular Hydrogels from Bolaform Amino Acid Derivatives: A Structure-Properties Study Based on the Thermodynamics of Gel Solubilization by Nebot, Vicent J., Armengol, José, Smets, Johan, Prieto, Susana Fernández, Escuder, Beatriu, Miravet, Juan F.

“…Insight is provided into the aggregation thermodynamics associated to hydrogel formation by molecular gelators derived from L‐valine and L‐isoleucine…”
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A Methodology for Multivariate Investigation on the Effect of Acrylate Molecular Structure on the Mechanical Properties and Delivery Efficiency of Microcapsules via In Situ Polymerization by Collu, Mattia, Rossi, Edoardo, Giamberini, Marta, Sebastiani, Marco, Del Pezzo, Rita, Smets, Johan, Bemporad, Edoardo

“…In the field of encapsulation, microcapsules containing perfume have emerged as effective vehicles for delivering active ingredients across various…”
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Rational Design of Heat-Set and Specific-Ion-Responsive Supramolecular Hydrogels Based on the Hofmeister Effect by Nebot, Vicent J., Ojeda-Flores, Juan J., Smets, Johan, Fernández-Prieto, Susana, Escuder, Beatriu, Miravet, Juan F.

“…Smart supramolecular hydrogels have been prepared from a bolaamphiphilic L‐valine derivative in aqueous solutions of different salts. The hydrogels respond…”
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Inorganic/organic hybrid microcapsules: Melamine formaldehyde-coated Laponite-based Pickering emulsions by Williams, Mark, Olland, Birte, Armes, Steven P., Verstraete, Pierre, Smets, Johan

“…[Display omitted] A facile synthesis route to novel inorganic/organic hybrid microcapsules is reported. Laponite nanoparticles are surface-modified via…”
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Facile Method to Obtain Low DS β-ketoesters and Esters of Microfibrillated Cellulose by Piras, Carmen C., Jamieson, Scott A., Fratini, Emiliano, Fernández-Prieto, Susana, Smets, Johan, De Borggraeve, Wim M.

“…Herein we report a facile approach to prepare low DS microfibrillated cellulose acetoacetates and esters. All the reactions were performed directly in…”
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Rational Design of Sustainable Liquid Microcapsules for Spontaneous Fragrance Encapsulation by Mamusa, Marianna, Mastrangelo, Rosangela, Glen, Tom, Murgia, Sergio, Palazzo, Gerardo, Smets, Johan, Baglioni, Piero

“…The high volatility, water‐immiscibility, and light/oxygen‐sensitivity of most aroma compounds represent a challenge to their incorporation in liquid consumer…”
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Understanding the self-assembly of the polymeric drug solubilizer Soluplus by Mateos, Helena, Gentile, Luigi, Murgia, Sergio, Colafemmina, Giuseppe, Collu, Mattia, Smets, Johan, Palazzo, Gerardo

“…[Display omitted] Soluplus® is one of the most widely used amphiphilic copolymers in drug delivery and has been reported to strongly enhance the adsorption of…”
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Liquid-liquid phase separated microdomains of an amphiphilic graft copolymer in a surfactant-rich medium by Castellvi Corrons, Xavier, Gummel, Jeremie, Smets, Johan, Berti, Debora

“…[Display omitted] The liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of amphiphilic thermoresponsive copolymers can lead to the formation of micron-sized domains, known…”
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Tuning the Encapsulation of Simple Fragrances with an Amphiphilic Graft Copolymer by Mamusa, Marianna, Sofroniou, Constantina, Resta, Claudio, Murgia, Sergio, Fratini, Emiliano, Smets, Johan, Baglioni, Piero

“…The encapsulation of poorly water-soluble compounds such as perfumes, flavors, and bioactive molecules is a key step in the formulation of a large variety of…”
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Nanostructured bio-based castor oil organogels for the cleaning of artworks by Poggi, Giovanna, Santan, Harshal D., Smets, Johan, Chelazzi, David, Noferini, Daria, Petruzzellis, Maria Laura, Pensabene Buemi, Luciano, Fratini, Emiliano, Baglioni, Piero

“…[Display omitted] Organic solvents are often used for cleaning highly water-sensitive artifacts in modern/contemporary art. Due to the toxicity of most…”
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Preparation of Double Emulsions using Hybrid Polymer/Silica Particles: New Pickering Emulsifiers with Adjustable Surface Wettability by Williams, Mark, Warren, Nicholas J, Fielding, Lee A, Armes, Steven P, Verstraete, Pierre, Smets, Johan

“…A facile route for the preparation of water-in-oil-in-water (w/o/w) double emulsions is described for three model oils, namely, n-dodecane, isopropyl…”
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Liquid-liquid phase separation of polymeric microdomains with tunable inner morphology: Mechanistic insights and applications by Bartolini, Arianna, Tempesti, Paolo, Ghobadi, Ahmad F., Berti, Debora, Smets, Johan, Aouad, Yousef G., Baglioni, Piero

“…[Display omitted] Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) can provide micron-sized liquid compartments dispersed in an aqueous medium. This phenomenon is…”
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Cross-linked cationic diblock copolymer worms are superflocculants for micrometer-sized silica particles by Penfold, Nicholas J W, Ning, Yin, Verstraete, Pierre, Smets, Johan, Armes, Steven P

“…A series of linear cationic diblock copolymer nanoparticles are prepared by polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) reversible addition-fragmentation chain…”
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Isomerism of the Covalent Anion of the Uracil−Thymine Dimer. Ab Initio Study by Smith, Dayle M. A, Smets, Johan, Adamowicz, Ludwik

“…Theoretical ab initio calculations have been performed to determine the ability of the uracil−thymine (U·T) dimer to form stable covalent anions. The are two…”
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Microcapsules for Confining Fluids: Prediction of Shell Stability from Advanced SAXS Investigations by Ambrosi, Moira, Fratini, Emiliano, Baglioni, Piero, Vannucci, Chiara, Bartolini, Arianna, Pintens, An, Smets, Johan

“…Polymeric microcapsules represent an effective tool to confine a broad range of materials for diverse applications. Melamine-formaldehyde capsules have been…”
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Layer-By-Layer Self-Assembly of Polyelectrolytic Block Copolymer Worms on a Planar Substrate by Penfold, Nicholas J. W, Parnell, Andrew J, Molina, Marta, Verstraete, Pierre, Smets, Johan, Armes, Steven P

“…Cationic and anionic block copolymer worms are prepared by polymerization-induced self-assembly via reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)…”
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Photo-Triggered Microcapsules by Tylkowski, Bartosz, Giamberini, Marta, Underiner, Todd, Prieto, Susana Fernandez, Smets, Johan

“…Summary Photosensitive microcapsules that reversibly switch upon visible light irradiation are attractive targets for drug delivery, fragrance release and…”
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