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LLS and FTIR Studies on the Hysteresis in Association and Dissociation of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Chains in Water
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Using a combination of static and dynamic laser scattering, this article examined the association and dissociation of linear poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) chains in dilute aqueous solutions.Abstract:
Using a combination of static and dynamic laser scattering, we examined the association and dissociation of linear poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) chains in dilute aqueous solutions There exists a hysteresis in the temperature dependence of the average hydrodynamic radius (〈Rh〉), average radius of gyration (〈Rg〉), and apparent weight-average molar mass (Mw,app) in one heating-and-cooling cycle In the heating process, the chains first undergo intrachain contraction before interchain association to form stable aggregates at temperatures much higher than the lower critical solution temperature (LCST ∼ 32 °C) of PNIPAM in water In the cooling process before the solution temperature approaches the LCST, Mw,app remains a constant and both 〈Rg〉 and 〈Rh〉 increase, but the ratio of 〈Rg〉/〈Rh〉 decreases In other words, the aggregates undergo an unevenly swelling; namely, the periphery swells more than the center, and there is no chain dissociation FTIR spectra reveal that as the temperature increases, the read more
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Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Phase Diagrams: Fifty Years of Research.
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TL;DR: The reported phase diagrams of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) are surveyed, the differences and comment on theoretical ideas regarding their possible origins are discussed, and open questions in this reputably mature domain are alerted.
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Thermal analysis of the volume phase transition with N-isopropylacrylamide gels
TL;DR: In this paper, the transition of type thermoretrait of gels aqueux de N-isopropylamide (NIPA) de solutions de poly(NIPPA) and de PVME is studied.
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Globule-to-Coil Transition of a Single Homopolymer Chain in Solution
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TL;DR: In this article, a nearly monodisperse high molar mass poly( $N$-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) sample was used to study the globule-to-coil transition of a single homopolymer chain in solution.
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Change in Hydration State during the Coil−Globule Transition of Aqueous Solutions of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) as Evidenced by FTIR Spectroscopy†
TL;DR: In this paper, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PIPA) solutions were measured as a function of temperature, and spectral changes induced by the transition were observed.
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Single-chain transition of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in water
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First Observation of the Molten Globule State of a Single Homopolymer Chain.
Chi Wu,Shuiqin Zhou +1 more
TL;DR: It is observed that at the initial melting stage the ratio of the hydrodynamic radi the radius of gyration underwent an unexpected maximum s,1.61d which is even higher than predicted for a rigid and uniform globule, indicating a molten globule.