Highly-branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)s with core-shell morphology below the lower critical solution temperature

Description

Yes / Highly-branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)s in water pass through coil-to-globule transitions. Using
calorimetry and the colour change of a solvatochromic dye within the polymer, we show that some
compositions have biphasic core–shell morphologies, with globular cores and open coil shells. The two-phase
structure is favoured by increased branching and arises because the chain ends penetrate only to
a limited degree into the polymer coil.

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1. Plenderleith R, Swift T and Rimmer S (2014) Highly-branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)s with core-shell morphology below the lower critical solution temperature. RSC Advances. 4(92): 50932-50937.
2. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/11180
3. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA10076J

Tags

Biphasic core–shell morphologies

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/11180
Date	10 March 2014
Creators	Plenderleith, R.A., Swift, Thomas, Rimmer, Stephen
Source Sets	Bradford Scholars
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Article, Accepted manuscript
Rights	© 2014 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy., Unspecified