Abstract Smart windows with tunable optical properties that respond to external environments are being developed reduce energy consumption in buildings. In the present study, we introduce a new type of 3D printed hydrogel amazing flexibility and stretchability (as large as 1500%), well performance controlled by surrounding temperatures. The on PDMS substrate shows transparent-opaque transition ...

Vesicular assembly from a thermo-responsive amphiphilic random copolymer is reported. Vesicle-to-micelle transition above a critical morphology transition temperature (CMTT) resulted in selective triggered release of encapsulated hydrophilic guests over hydrophobic ones. The aggregation pattern of a control polymer indicated a defined role of the methacrylamide groups in the polymer backbone fo...

In this communication, the synthesis and characterization of thermo- and light responsive block copolymers is reported. PEO-b-PNIPAM polymers with azobenzene moieties were prepared and analyzed by turbidimetry, fluorescence, NMR and DLS measurements. A temperature controlled reversible formation as well as a light induced disruption and reformation of micellar structures in water was found.

A simple and universal route to functional cyclic polyesters has been demonstrated, combining two consecutive click reactions of azide-alkyne cycloaddition of linear hetero-bifunctional precursors and thiol-ene coupling for post cyclization functionalizations. Functional cationic and thermo-responsive cyclic polyphosphoesters have been synthesized to demonstrate the efficiency of the procedures.

By controlling the fibre geometry, the fraction of optical field within the holes and the inserted material of a photonic crystal fibre, we demonstrate that it is possible to engineer any arbitrary wavelength-dependent thermo-optic coefficient. The possibility of making a fibre with a zero temperature dependent thermo-optic coefficient, ideal for packaging of structured fibre gratings, is propo...

We describe a polymer-based artificial tadpole-like micromotor, which is fabricated through the electrospinning technique. By incorporating functional materials onto its surface or within its body, the resulting tadpole-like micromotor can not only move autonomously in an aqueous solution with a flexible tail, but also exhibit thermo- and magnetic responsive properties.