Synthesis and characterization of ammonia-responsive polymer microgels

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (48) ◽  
pp. 8331-8342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yahui Peng ◽  
Xiaomei Jiang ◽  
Shoumin Chen ◽  
Qingshi Wu ◽  
Jing Shen ◽  
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We report a polymer microgel that can undergo rapid, reversible, and highly-sensitive volume phase transitions upon varying ammonia concentrations in milieu.

2012 ◽  
Vol 465 ◽  
pp. 141-145
Author(s):  
Hai Yan Wang ◽  
Qian Liao ◽  
Qiao Lan Shao ◽  
Gao Qiu ◽  
Xi Hua Lu

There have much study about thermo-responsive nanogels,which exhibit temperature-controlled volume phase transitions.There have been few reports,however,of electrostatically neutral,thermosensitive nanogels with a high composition of hydrophilic monomer.Here,we describe the synthesis and characterization of a new class of nonionic copolymer nanogels based on N-ispropylacrylamide(NIPAM) and N,N-dimethylacrylamide(DMA),wich exhibit tunable volume phase transition temperatures.And increasing percentages of DMA in copolymer gels raises the LCST,and attenuates and broadens the volume phases transition.Through DLS, AFM and UV-Vis measurement it's size,shape and VPTTs.The character of nonionic NIPAM/DMA nanogels show it's tunable phase transitions promise to be useful for applicatipns in biotechnology and medicine.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (21) ◽  
pp. 2887-2896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoumin Chen ◽  
Xuezhen Lin ◽  
Zhenghao Zhai ◽  
Ruyue Lan ◽  
Jin Li ◽  
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A class of poly(ionic liquid) microgels exhibiting CO2-switchable temperature-responsive volume phase transition behavior have been synthesized and used for CO2 fixation.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (16) ◽  
pp. 13469-13477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Gutiérrez ◽  
Fabiana A. Gutierrez ◽  
Marcos Eguílaz ◽  
José M. González-Domínguez ◽  
Javier Hernández-Ferrer ◽  
...  

Synthesis and characterization of l-lysine covalently functionalized SWCNT and analytical application for the highly sensitive quantification of guanine, adenine and 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine.


2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (20) ◽  
pp. 7254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mu-Yi Hua ◽  
Hsiao-Chien Chen ◽  
Rung-Ywan Tsai ◽  
Yann-Lii Leu ◽  
Yin-Chih Liu ◽  
...  

2000 ◽  
Vol 662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clinton D. Jones ◽  
Christina Baker ◽  
L. Andrew Lyon

AbstractWe report the synthesis of environmentally responsive hydrogels as nano-sized particles with core-shell morphologies. Composed of co-polymers of N-isopropylacrylamide with various co-monomers, these materials can be designed to render the core and shell responsive to different stimuli or to different magnitudes of the same stimulus. The measured phase transitions reflect the degree to which the two materials interact and thereby modulate the responsivity of the particle as a whole. Characterization of these materials is accomplished via dynamic light scattering and electron microscopy.


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