Mechanoresponsive polymer nanoparticles, nanofibers and coatings as drug carriers and components of microfluidic devices

In this article we review recent results on the applications of stimuli-responsive polymers in fields such as development of drug carriers and active microfluidics. A special emphasis has been put on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and the related water-insoluble copolymers poly(methyl methacrylate/N-isopropylacrylamide) [P(MMA/NIPAM)] and poly(methyl methacrylate/N-isopropylacrylamide/acrylic acid) [P(MMA/NIPAM/AAc)] for the ease of their...