Understanding different LCST levels of poly(N-alkylacrylamide)S by molecular dynamics simulations and quantum mechanics calculations

Journal of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 359-370

  Pang, Juan ^a   Yang, Hu ^a   Ma, Jing ^a   Cheng, Rongshi ^a,b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Lower critical solution temperature; poly(N isopropylacrylamide); poly(N isopropylmethacrylamide); poly(N n propylacrylamide); steric effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957575403     PISSN: 02196336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219633611006505     Document Type: Article

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