5 papers
Thermoresponsive copolymer microgels synthesized via single-step precipitation polymerization: random or block structure?
Letizia Tavagnacco, Elena Buratti, Jacopo Vialetto +9
The inner structure of polymeric particles critically influences their phase behavior and functionality, governing their mechanical properties and their physical and chemical inter…
Star-like thermoresponsive microgels: a new class of soft nanocolloids
Elisa Ballin, Francesco Brasili, Tommaso Papetti +5
We provide experimental and numerical evidence of a new class of soft nanocolloids: star-like microgels with thermoresponsive character. This is achieved by using the standard prec…
In-situ imaging of the three-dimensional shape of soft responsive particles at fluid interfaces by atomic force microscopy
Jacopo Vialetto, Shivaprakash N. Ramakrishna, Lucio Isa
The reconfiguration of soft, deformable particles upon adsorption at the interface between two fluids underpins many aspects of their dynamics and interactions, ultimately controll…
Influence of the interfacial tension on the microstructural and mechanical properties of microgels at fluid interfaces
Jacopo Vialetto, Natalie Nussbaum, Jotam Bergfreund +2
Microgels are soft colloidal particles constituted by cross-linked polymer networks with a high potential for applications. In particular, after adsorption at a fluid interface, in…
The effect of internal architecture on the assembly of soft particles at fluid interfaces
Jacopo Vialetto, Fabrizio Camerin, Fabio Grillo +3
Monolayers of soft colloidal particles confined at fluid interfaces have been attracting increasing interest for fundamental studies and applications alike. However, establishing t…