Thermoresponsive Properties of Copolymer Gels Induced by Appropriate Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Balance of Monomer Combination

• Published in: Macromolecular symposia. Vol. 350; no. 1; pp. 14 - 21
• Main Authors: Ida, Shohei, Kawahara, Toru, Fujita, Yuki, Tanimoto, Satoshi, Hirokawa, Yoshitsugu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2015; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: acrylamide; Balancing; Copolymerization; Copolymers; Gels; Hogs; Hydration; Isomers; Monomers; Polymer gels; stimuli-sensitive polymers; Swelling; thermoresponsive

Summary The novel thermoresponsive polymer gels were found to be designed by copolymerization of hydrophilic and hydrophobic monomers. Thermoresponsive properties of these novel copolymer gels could be easily regulated by the monomer structures and the feed ratio. First, we copolymerized hydrophilic...