title: Shape switching of hollow layer-by-layer hydrogel microcontainers.
abstract: We present a novel type of ultrathin hydrogel microcapsules with pH-triggered shape switch. The capsules are produced as hollow hydrogel replicas of cubical inorganic templates and capable of keeping cubical geometries at neutral pH but transform into bulged structures at basic pH.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Chemistry, 901 14th Street South CHEM291, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
authors.forename: Veronika
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kozlovskaya
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kharlampieva
mesh_terms: D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; C030613:polymethacrylic acid; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; D004492:Edetic Acid