Browsing by Author "Florea, Larisa"
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3D Printed Sugar-Sensing Hydrogels
Florea, Larisa; Delaney, Colm (2020)The ability of boronic acids to reversibly bind diols, such as sugars, has been widely studied in recent years. In solution, through the incorporation of additional fluorophores, this boronic acid-sugar interaction can be ... -
Boronic Acid Homopolymers as Effective Polycations for Sugar-Responsive Layer-by-Layer Assemblies
Florea, Larisa; Delaney, Colm (2019)Due to their reversible diol-binding ability, phenylboronic acid (BA) derivatives have gained considerable interest for the development of saccharide sensors and drug delivery systems. In particular, ... -
Direct Laser Writing of Four-Dimensional Structural Color Microactuators Using a Photonic Photoresist
Florea, Larisa (2020)With the advent of direct laser writing using two-photon polymerization, the generation of high-resolution three-dimensional microstructures has increased dramatically. However, the development of stimuli-responsive ... -
Direct laser writing of vapour-responsive photonic arrays
Florea, Larisa; Bradley, Louise; Delaney, Colm (2021)Using direct laser writing, arrays of optically responsive ionogel structures were fabricated. To demonstrate their responsive nature, visible colour changes in the presence of different solvent vapours were investigated. ... -
Direct Laser Writing to Generate Molds for Polymer Nanopillar Replication
Florea, Larisa; Delaney, Colm (2020)Herein we exploit direct laser writing as a means to fabricate negative masters for the generation of polymeric nanopillars, via replica molding. Through optimization of design parameters, fabrication configuration, and ... -
Dual Droplet Functionality: Phototaxis and Photopolymerization
Florea, Larisa (American Chemical Society, 2019)The use of phototaxis to move droplets in liquids offers the opportunity to emulate natural processes such as the controlled transport of materials in fluidic environments and to undertake chemistry at specific ... -
Four-dimensional photonic micro-actuators for microfluidics applications
Florea, Larisa; Delaney, Colm (2020)Herein we review aspects of leading-edge research and innovation in Materials Sciencethatexploits big data and Machine Learning(ML), two computer science conceptsthat combine to yield computationalintelligence. ML can ... -
Irish Chemical News
Franklin, Margaret; Hobbs, Patrick; Hodnett, Kieran; Coleman, Simon; Florea, Larisa; Diamond, Dermot; Nolan, Hugo; Keyes, Tia E.; Thébault, Jean-Pierre; Martin, Patrick; Wall, Jane (Institute of Chemistry of IrelandIE, 2016-02) -
Responsive spiral photonic structures for visible vapor sensing, pattern transformation and encryption
Bradley, Louise; Delaney, Colm; Florea, Larisa (2023)Two photon polymerisation using direct laser writing is a burgeoning field of research, with recent focus being placed on bringing added value to microstructures, by incorporating soft, responsive polymers. Moving to the ... -
Silicon microcantilever sensors to detect the reversible conformational change of a molecular switch, Spiropyan
Florea, Larisa (2020)The high sensitivity of silicon microcantilever sensors has expanded their use in areas ranging from gas sensing to bio-medical applications. Photochromic molecules also represent promising candidates for a large variety ... -
Temperature-Responsive 4D Liquid Crystal Microactuators Fabricated by Direct Laser Writing by Two-Photon Polymerization
Florea, Larisa; Delaney, Colm (2021)Over the past decade, progress in direct laser writing by two-photon polymerization (DLW-TPP) of stimuli-responsive materials has made considerable inroads into the realization of microactuators. With the focus on performing ... -
Two-Photon Polymerization of Sugar Responsive 4D Microstructures
Florea, Larisa (2023)Stimuli-responsive hydrogels have attracted much attention owing to the versatility of their programmed response in offering intelligent solutions for biomimicry applications, such as soft robotics, tissue engineering, and ...