Nanogels of poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) core and polyethyleneglycol shell by surfactant free emulsion polymerization

Soft Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 315-325

  Gonzalez Ayon, Mirian A ^a   Cortez Lemus, Norma A ^a   Zizumbo Lopez, Arturo ^a   Licea Claverie, Angel ^a  

^a TIJUANA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Nano microgels; Poly(ethylene glycol); Poly(N vinylcaprolactam); Surfactant free emulsion polymerization; Thermoresponsive polymers

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE; NANO/MICROGELS; POLY(N-VINYLCAPROLACTAM); SPHERICAL MORPHOLOGIES; STATIC LIGHT SCATTERING; SURFACTANT-FREE EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE; THERMORESPONSIVE POLYMER;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84902688699     PISSN: 1539445X     EISSN: 15394468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1539445X.2014.914537     Document Type: Article

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