A Simple FTIR Spectroscopic Method for the Determination of the Lower Critical Solution Temperature of N-Isopropylacrylamide Copolymers and Related Hydrogels

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 907-915

  Percot, Aline ^a   Zhu, X X ^a   Lafleur, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fourier transform infrared; Hydrogel; Lower critical swelling temperature; Poly(N isopropylacrylamide)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042761627     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0488(20000401)38:7<907::aid-polb1>3.0.co;2-5     Document Type: Article

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