Polymers with Upper Critical Solution Temperature in Aqueous Solution

• Published in: Macromolecular rapid communications. Vol. 33; no. 22; pp. 1898 - 1920
• Main Authors: Seuring, Jan, Agarwal, Seema
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 23.11.2012; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Electrolytes - chemistry; Exact sciences and technology; Organic polymers; Phase Transition; Physicochemistry of polymers; Polymers; Polymers - chemistry; Properties and characterization; smart polymers; Solution and gel properties; Solutions - chemistry; stimuli-responsive polymers; Studies; Temperature; thermoresponse; Transition Temperature; Transition temperatures; upper critical solution temperatures; Water - chemistry; thermoresponse; upper critical solution temperatures; Phase diagram; stimuli-responsive polymers; Polymer; smart polymers; Review; Aqueous solution; Saline solution

This review focuses on polymers with upper critical solution temperature (UCST) in water or electrolyte solution and provides a detailed survey of the yet few existing examples. A guide for synthetic chemists for the design of novel UCST polymers is presented and possible handles to tune the phase t...