pH-Responsive polymers

G Kocak, C Tuncer, V Bütün - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we provide an analysis of some of the recent literature reports on the
synthesis and applications of pH-responsive polymers. Depending on the solution pH, such …

Polymeric surfactants: synthesis, properties, and links to applications

P Raffa, DAZ Wever, F Picchioni… - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
It is well-known that surfactants are molecules able to modify the surface properties of the
liquid in which they are introduced (usually water). The simultaneous presence of both …

Bioapplications of RAFT polymerization

C Boyer, V Bulmus, TP Davis, V Ladmiral, J Liu… - Chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
A living radical polymerization (LRP) is a free radical polymerization that aims at displaying
living character,(ie, does not terminate or transfer and is able to continue polymerization …

Thermal conductivity, heat capacity, and elastic constants of water-soluble polymers and polymer blends

X Xie, D Li, TH Tsai, J Liu, PV Braun, DG Cahill - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
We use time-domain thermoreflectance (TDTR), and the generation and detection of
longitudinal and surface acoustic waves, to study the thermal conductivity, heat capacity …

Non-ionic thermoresponsive polymers in water

V Aseyev, H Tenhu, FM Winnik - Self organized nanostructures of …, 2011 - Springer
Numerous non-ionic thermally responsive homopolymers phase separate from their
aqueous solutions upon heating. Far fewer neutral homopolymers are known to phase …

Complex polymer architectures via RAFT polymerization: From fundamental process to extending the scope using click chemistry and nature's building blocks

A Gregory, MH Stenzel - Progress in Polymer Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization has made a huge
impact in macromolecular design. The first block copolymers were described early on …

Stimuli-responsive amphiphilic (co) polymers via RAFT polymerization

AE Smith, X Xu, CL McCormick - Progress in polymer science, 2010 - Elsevier
Over the last decade reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization
has become a powerful technique for the preparation of well-defined copolymer …

Limitations of radical thiol‐ene reactions for polymer–polymer conjugation

SPS Koo, MM Stamenović, RA Prasath… - Journal of Polymer …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, we report our findings on the use of radical thiol‐ene chemistry for polymer–
polymer conjugation. The manuscript combines the results from the Preparative …

Controlled chain length and graft density of thermoresponsive polymer brushes for optimizing cell sheet harvest

H Takahashi, M Nakayama, M Yamato… - …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Novel thermoresponsive polymer brush surfaces for harvesting cell sheet were fabricated by
the surface-initiated RAFT polymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide (IPAAm) on azoinitiator …

Micropatterned thermoresponsive polymer brush surfaces for fabricating cell sheets with well-controlled orientational structures

H Takahashi, M Nakayama, K Itoga, M Yamato… - …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Newly developed fabrication technique of thermoresponsive surface using RAFT-mediated
block copolymerization and photolithography achieved stripe-like micropatterning of poly (N …