Aqueous RAFT (co)polymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide above lower critical solution temperature of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and stimuli-responsive properties of the polymers formed
Abstract:
Well-defined stimuli-responsive linear polymers of N-isopropylacrylamide, its block and random copolymers have been synthesized via aqueous reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization performed above low critical solution temperature of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide).
Keywords:stimuli-responsive polymers, poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization, polymerization-induced self-assembly.