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Highly-branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)s with core-shell morphology below the lower critical solution temperature

Plenderleith, R.A.
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Rimmer, Stephen
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2014
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Highly-branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)s, Biphasic core–shell morphologies
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Highly-branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)s in water pass through coil-to-globule transitions. Using calorimetry and the colour change of a solvatochromic dye within the polymer, we show that some compositions have biphasic core–shell morphologies, with globular cores and open coil shells. The two-phase structure is favoured by increased branching and arises because the chain ends penetrate only to a limited degree into the polymer coil.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10454/11180
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Plenderleith R, Swift T and Rimmer S (2014) Highly-branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)s with core-shell morphology below the lower critical solution temperature. RSC Advances. 4(92): 50932-50937.
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https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA10076J
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