Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.23, No.17, 1037-1040, 2002
Single-chain-particles of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
Spherical single-chain-particles of poly-(N-isopropylacrylamide) were prepared in aqueous solution above the lower critical solution temperature upon the addition of sodium dodecyl sulfate. The size of the single-chain-particles was investigated by means of transmission electron microscopy and viscosity measurements of the corresponding solutions, indicating the absence of inter-chain entanglements among the single-chain-particles.
Keywords:particle size distribution;poly(N-isopropylacrylamide);single-chain-particles;sodium dodecyl sulfate;TEM