Tacticity-Dependent Interchain Interactions of Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) in Water: Toward the Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Thermoresponsive Microgel

Tacticity-Dependent Interchain Interactions of Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) in Water: Toward the Molecular Dynamics Simulation of a Thermoresponsive Microgel

The discovery that the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) in water is affected by the tacticity opens the perspective to tune the volume phase transition temperature of PNIPAM microgels by changing the content of meso dyads in the polymer network. The...

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Main Authors: Gaio Paradossi, Ester Chiessi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-04-01
Series:Gels
Subjects:
PNIPAM
tacticity
LCST
volume phase transition temperature (VPTT)
hydrogels
polymer network
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/3/2/13

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