covers innovative synthesis, characterization, application, and modeling strategies in the forefront of microgel/nanogels research.
PrefacePART ONE INTRODUCTION AND PERSPECTIVE1 Soft Microgels and Nanogels from a Physico-Chemical Perspective2 Perspective on the Translational Potential of Responsive Micro- and NanogelsPART TWO SYNTHESIS3 Amphiphilic Random Copolymer Micelles: Design, Self-Assembly, and Functional Materials3.1 Introduction3.2 Design and Synthesis of Amphiphilic Random Copolymers3.3 Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Random Copolymers3.4 Self-Sorting and Co-Self-Assembly of Binary Mixtures3.5 Self-Healing and Selectively Adhesive Hydrogels3.6 Functional Nanoaggregates3.7 Conclusion4 Advances in Synthesis of Functional Colloidal Gels4.1 Introduction4.2 Template-Free Synthesis Methods4.3 Template-Based Synthesis Methods4.4 ConclusionsPART THREE CHARACTERIZATION5 Polymeric Microgels: Insights from Light Scattering, Electron Microscopy, and Optical Superresolution Techniques5.1 Outline5.2 COMMON THE
RMOSENSITIVE PNIPAM MICROGELS5.3 CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR MICROGELS5.4 CASE STUDIES5.5 CONCLUSIONS6 Formation and Shear Yielding Dynamics of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Based Colloidal Gels6.1 Introduction6.2 Single microgel properties6.3 Criteria of colloidal gelation6.4 Shear yielding behavior of dilute colloidal gels6.5 Conclusions7 Structural characterization of microgels by means of neutron scattering, reflectometry, and computer simulations7.1 Softness7.2 Principles of small-angle scattering7.3 In silico microgels7.4 Microgel architecture in dilute suspensions7.5 Microgel architecture in concentrated suspensions7.6 Determination of the microgel elastic moduli7.7 Microgel architecture at the interface studied by neutron reflectometry7.8 Final remarks and outlooks8 Dynamic and direct visualization of the nanostructure and functions of microgels via high-speed atomic force microsco
py8.1 Introduction8.2 Evaluation of the inhomogeneous nanostructure in microgels8.3 Real-time visualization of the microgel function8.4 Surface characterization of microgels using force?indentation curves8.5 Outlook9 The analysis of the dynamics of microgels and their assemblies using light scattering techniques9.1 Introduction9.2 Model Microgels9.3 Dilute Concentration Region9.4 Intermediate Concentration Region9.5 High Concentration Region9.6 Conclusions10 Computer Simulations of Nano- and Microgel Systems10.1 Introduction10.2 Nano- and microgels at the mesoscale10.3 Nano- and microgels at other scales10.4 Outlook11 Electrophoresis of micro/nano gels11.1 Introduction11.2 Brinkman-Debye-Bueche model11.3 Electric potential distribution across a gel layer11.4 Large gel particle with a planar core surface11.5 Electrophoresis of a spherical gel 11.6 Electrophoretic mobility
of a weakly charged spherical gel particle11.7 Relaxation effect11.8 pH-dependent electrophoretic mobility of a gel particle11.9 Electrophoresis of a gel particle in a polymer gel mediumPART FOUR INTERFACE AND ASSEMBLY12 Microgel Assembly: From Bulk Phases to Interfaces12.1 Introduction12.2 Microgel Assembly in Bulk Phases12.3 Microgel Assembly at Interfaces12.4 Influencing Factors of Microgel Assembly at Oil?Water Interfaces12.5 Microgel Assembly for Stabilizing Biphasic Systems12.6 Applications of Microgel Assembly at the Interface12.7 Conclusions and Perspectives13 Micro/Nano gels at fluid interfaces: single-particle properties and collective behavior13.1 Introduction13.2 Single-particle conformation13.3 Microgel monolayers13.4 Applications13.5 Summary and perspective14 Interfacial behavior of microgels revealed via direct visual
