Tuning the Size of Thermoresponsive Poly(N-Isopropyl Acrylamide) Grafted Silica Microgels

Tuning the Size of Thermoresponsive Poly(N-Isopropyl Acrylamide) Grafted Silica Microgels

Core-shell microgels were synthesized via a free radical emulsion polymerization of thermoresponsive poly-(N-isopropyl acrylamide), pNipam, on the surface of silica nanoparticles. Pure pNipam microgels have a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of about 32 °C. The LCST varies slightly with th...

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Main Authors: Nils Nun, Stephan Hinrichs, Martin A. Schroer, Dina Sheyfer, Gerhard Grübel, Birgit Fischer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Gels
Subjects:
hydrogel
pNipam
core-shell particle
lower critical solution temperature (LCST)
thermoresponsive
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/3/3/34

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