Customizing Volume Phase Transition of Thermo-Responsive Hydrogels

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Abstract

To tune the volume phase transition of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm)-based hydrogels, the chemical structure of the hydrogels is modified. A shift in the transition temperature, stepwise transition over a wide temperature range, and large thermal hysteresis for the crosslinked hydrogels could be achieved by copolymerization with hydrophobic or hydrophilic comonomers, preparation of multi-component compositions, and grafting PNIPAm onto methylcellulose, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1800179
JournalMacromolecular Symposia
Volume385
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2019

Keywords

  • hydrogels
  • lower critical solution temperature
  • poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
  • thermal hysteresis
  • volume phase transition

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