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      Large scale structures in nanocomposite hydrogels 

      Loizou, Elena; Butler, P.; Porcar, L.; Kesselman, E.; Talmon, Y.; Dundigalla, A.; Schmidt, G. (2005)
      The physical picture of the large scale structures in nanocomposite hydrogels and some of their unique behavior were discussed. The aqueous solutions of the synthetic hectorite type clay, Laponite RD (LRD) and poly(ethylene ...
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      Structural effects of crosslinking a biopolymer hydrogel derived from marine mussel adhesive protein 

      Loizou, Elena; Weisser, J. T.; Dundigalla, A.; Porcar, L.; Schmidt, G.; Wilker, J. J. (2006)
      In an effort to explore new biocompatible substrates for biomedical technologies, we present a structural study on a crosslinked gelatinous protein extracted from marine mussels. Prior studies have shown the importance of ...
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      Supramolecular structures in nanocomposite multilayered films 

      Stefanescu, E. A.; Dundigalla, A.; Ferreiro, V.; Loizou, Elena; Porcar, L.; Negulescu, I.; Garno, J.; Schmidt, G. (2006)
      We investigate the multilayered structures of poly(ethylene)oxide/ montmorillonite nanocomposite films made from solution. The shear orientation of a polymer-clay network in solution combined with simultaneous solvent ...