JOURNAL ARTICLE

Phase transition in amphiphilic poly(N-isopropylacrylamide): controlled gelation

Bin LiMark E. Thompson

Year: 2018 Journal:   Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Vol: 20 (19)Pages: 13623-13631   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Amphiphilic random poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) copolymers are found to form a hydrogel which is highly elastic, stable, thermo-reversible and self-healable.

Keywords:
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Amphiphile Phase transition Phase (matter) Polymer chemistry Chemical engineering Materials science Chemistry Polymer science Copolymer Thermodynamics Organic chemistry Polymer Physics Engineering

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Topics

Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
Life Sciences →  Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology →  Molecular Medicine
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
Physical Sciences →  Chemistry →  Organic Chemistry
Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Biomaterials

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