Cononsolvency is an intriguing phenomenon where a polymer collapses in a mixture of
good solvents. This cosolvent-induced modulation of the polymer solubility has been …

In this Review, we present a critical analysis of various applications of the Flory-type theories
to a theoretical description of the conformational behavior of single polymer chains in dilute …

Combining nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and μs long
all-atom simulations with two million particles, we establish a delicate correlation between …

Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) microgel is a smart polymer that shows a volume
phase transition temperature (VPTT) at around 32° C in aqueous solutions, above which it …

We study the effect of the organic co-solute trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) on the volume
phase transition of microgel particles made from poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) …

The phase transitions of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) in water–methanol mixed
solutions were studied in detail by high-sensitivity differential scanning calorimetry. From this …

The wide range of applications of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) is based on the
temperature dependence of its coil-to-globule transition, which strongly relies on the solvent …

Here, we present a new model of adsorption-induced deformation of mesoporous solids.
The model is based on a simplified version of local density functional theory in the …

Understanding the origin of conformational changes of water-soluble polymers, as affected
by external triggers such as temperature or co-solvent addition, is important from a …

On the basis of a minimal lattice model, we apply the Wang–Landau Monte Carlo (MC)
algorithm and a Flory-type mean-field theory to investigate the conformation of a …