Thermal response and morphology of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgels based on different initiators and different pH environments

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1057-1068

  Chen, Shufan ^a   Jiang, Long ^a   Dan, Yi ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

environmental response; poly(N isopropylacrylamide) microgels; soap free emulsion polymerization; thermal response

Indexed keywords

CLOUD POINT TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; MICRO-GELS; N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDES; PH CHANGE; PH VALUE; POLY(N-ISOPROPYL ACRYLAMIDE) (PNIPAM); POTASSIUM PERSULFATE; SOAP-FREE EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; THERMAL RESPONSE; THERMAL SENSITIVITY; UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; POTASSIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GELS;

EID: 84862539670     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2011.625885     Document Type: Article

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