Unusual photoresponses in the upper critical solution temperature of polymer solutions mediated by changes in intermolecular interactions in an azo-doped liquid crystalline solvent

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 5850-5855
Author(s):  
Yuki Kawata ◽  
Takahiro Yamamoto ◽  
Hideyuki Kihara ◽  
Yasuhisa Yamamura ◽  
Kazuya Saito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Solution ◽  
Intermolecular Interactions ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Polymer Solutions ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Upper Critical Solution Temperature

Novel phenomena in the phototuning of the upper critical solution temperature of a polymer solution could be observed by using a liquid-crystalline solvent.

Crystallization driving thermoresponsive transition of a liquid crystalline polymer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuewen Yu ◽  
Guangran Shao ◽  
Wangqing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Polymer Chains ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Upper Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Responsive Polymer ◽  
Solvent Molecules

For a general responsive polymer exhibiting thermoresponsive transition in a solvent at the upper critical solution temperature (UCST), the interaction between polymer chains and solvent molecules and the interaction among...

Selective Hydrogen Bonding Controls Temperature Response of Layer-by-Layer Upper Critical Solution Temperature Micellar Assemblies

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliaksei Aliakseyeu ◽  
Victoria Albright ◽  
Danielle Yarbrough ◽  
Samantha Hernandez ◽  
Qing Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Methacrylic Acid ◽  
Temperature Response ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding Interactions ◽  
Upper Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Lbl Films

This work establishes a correlation between the selectivity of hydrogen-bonding interactions and the functionality of micelle-containing layer-by-layer (LbL) assemblies. Specifically, we explore LbL films formed by assembly of poly(methacrylic acid)...

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