TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150122652 | NANOCOMPOSITE POLYMER HYDROGEL WITH ALIGNED NANOPARTICLES - Nanocomposite polymeric hydrogels comprising polyacrylamide (PAAm) formulated in combination with magnetically-susceptible anisotropic microparticles are described, as are method of making and using said hydrogels. | 05-07-2015 |
20090127116 | Thermoresponsive microparticle composite hydrogels for electrophoresis - Disclosed are thermoresponsive microparticle composite hydrogels comprising poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) and polyacrylamide, and methods regarding their manufacture and their use. The present invention provides in one aspect a thermoresponsive microparticle hydrogel, wherein the matrix morphology is controllably and selectively altered by incorporation of thermoresponsive nano/micro-particles. The particles are preferably poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) particles. The present invention also provides methods of making and using such hydrogels. | 05-21-2009 |