Volume 1 Preface xiii Part I Introduction and Perspective 1 1 Soft Microgels and Nanogels from a Physicochemical Perspective 3 Walter Richtering 2 Perspective on the Translational Potential of Responsive Micro- and Nanogels 15 L. Andrew Lyon Part II Synthesis 31 3 Synthesis: Amphiphilic Random Copolymer Micelles: Design, Self-Assembly, and Functional Materials 33 Takaya Terashima 4 Advances in the Synthesis of Functional Colloidal Gels 51 Maria Isabell Pieper, Fabian Meyer, and Andrij Pich Part III Characterization 79 5 Polymeric Microgels: Insights from Light Scattering, Electron Microscopy, and Optical Super-Resolution Techniques 81 Frank Scheffold and Xhorxhina Shaulli 6 Formation and Shear Yielding Dynamics of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Based Colloidal Gels 105 Atsushi Yamamoto, Saori Minami, Daisuke Suzuki, and Kenji Urayama 7 Structural Characterization of Microgels by Means of Neutron Scattering, Reflectometry, and Computer Simulations 119 Andrea Scotti, Yuri Gerelli, Fabrizio Camerin, and Judith Elizabeth Houston 8 Dynamic and Direct Visualization of the Nanostructure and Functions of Microgels via High-speed Atomic Force Microscopy 169 Kentaro Yamanaka, Yuichiro Nishizawa, Takayuki Uchihashi, and Daisuke Suzuki 9 The Analysis of the Dynamics of Microgels and Their Assemblies Using Light Scattering Techniques 189 Keita Namba and Takuma Kureha 10 Computer Simulations of Nano- and Microgel Systems 205 Rustam A. Gumerov and Igor I. Potemkin 11 Electrophoresis of Micro/Nano Gels 241 Hiroyuki Ohshima Volume 2 Preface xiii Part IV Interface and Assembly 277 12 Microgel Assembly: From Bulk Phases to Interfaces 279 Xin Guan and To Ngai 13 Micro- and Nanogels at Fluid Interfaces: Single-Particle Properties and Collective Behavior 303 Jacopo Vialetto and Lucio Isa 14 Interfacial Behavior of Microgels Revealed via Direct Visualization at Fluid Interfaces 327 Takahisa Kawamoto, Haruka Minato, and Daisuke Suzuki 15 Microgels at Interfaces: From Model Interfaces to the Stabilization of Dispersed Systems 349 Valérie Ravaine and Véronique Schmitt Part V Applications 385 16 Microgels for Biomedical Applications 387 Sanika Pandit and Ashley C. Brown 17 Polymer-Based Systems for Controlled Drug Delivery 403 Changhao Fang, Liang Hu, and Michael J. Serpe 18 Self-Assembled Polymer Nanoparticles from Amphiphilic Polymers with Diverse Molecular Architectures 433 Yusuke Sakamoto, Naoki Ozawa, and Tomoki Nishimura 19 Engineering Micro- and Nanogels with Affinities for Target Molecules 449 Luxia Cui and Yu Hoshino 20 Design and Applications of Stimuli-Responsive Micro/Nanogels 481 Takashi Miyata 21 Biomedical Application of Gel Materials Based on Self-assembled Nanogels 519 Asako Shimoda and Kazunari Akiyoshi 22 Electroactive Microgel Systems 533 Annika Lehmann, Annika Böhle, and Felix A. Plamper Index 555.