000K utf8 1100 2024$c2024-07-04 1500 eng 2050 urn:nbn:de:gbv:27-dbt-62631-1 2051 10.1039/d4mh00315b 3000 Behrendt, Florian 3010 Gottschaldt, Michael 3010 Schubert, Ulrich S. 4000 Surface functionalized cryogels – characterization methods, recent progress in preparation and application [Behrendt, Florian] 4060 38 Seiten 4209 Cryogels are polymeric materials with a sponge-like microstructure and have attracted significant attention in recent decades. Research has focused on their composition, fabrication techniques, characterization methods as well as potential or existing fields of applications. The use of functional precursors or functionalizing ligands enables the preparation of cryogels with desired properties such as biocompatibility or responsivity. They can also exhibit adsorptive properties or can be used for catalytical purposes. Although a very brief overview about several functional (macro-)monomers and functionalizing ligands has been provided by previous reviewers for certain cryogel applications, so far there has been no particular focus on the evaluation of the functionalization success and the characterization methods used. This review will provide a comprehensive overview of different characterization methods most recently used for the evaluation of cryogel functionalization. Furthermore, new functional (macro-)monomers and subsequent cryogel functionalization strategies are discussed, based on synthetic polymers, biopolymers and a combination of both. This review highlights the importance of the functionalization aspect in cryogel research in order to produce materials with tailored properties for certain applications. 4950 https://doi.org/10.1039/d4mh00315b$xR$3Volltext$534 4950 https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:27-dbt-62631-1$xR$3Volltext$534 4961 https://www.db-thueringen.de/receive/dbt_mods_00062631 5051 540