Chemical Communications

Structure–LCST relationships for end-functionalized water-soluble polymers: an “accelerated” approach to phase behaviour studies

S Jana, SP Rannard, AI Cooper

Index: Jana, Satyasankar; Rannard, Steven P.; Cooper, Andrew I. Chemical Communications, 2007 , # 28 p. 2962 - 2964

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Citation Number: 19

Abstract

LCST transitions are affected by a number of variables such as the polymer composition, structure and molecular weight, concentration in solution, electrolyte levels, solvent quality and (particularly for pDMAEMA) pH. Typical determination methods, such as cloud point measurements, can be time-consuming and involve slow temperature ramps of around 1–2 °C min −1 . Using these manual approaches, detailed multivariate studies can be complex and laborious, ...