Advances in Thermoresponsive Polymers

• Other Authors: Sponchioni, Mattia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Chemical engineering; poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide); glycidyl methacrylate; thermoresponsive copolymer; α-chymotrypsin; polymer-enzyme conjugate nanoparticle; polymeric nanoparticles; emulsion polymerization; RAFT; thermo-responsive polymers; smart materials; LCST; phase diagram; phase separation; thermoresponsive star-shaped polymers; poly-2-alkyl-2-oxazines and poly-2-alkyl-2-oxazolines; aqueous solutions; light scattering; turbidimetry; microcalorimetry; aggregation; dual-stimuli-responsive materials; thin films; out-of-equilibrium; thermoresponsive; oligo(ethylene glycol); OEGylated; poly(amino acid); ring-opening polymerization; post-polymerization modification; Ugi reaction; synthesis; star-shaped macromolecules; calix[n]arene; block and gradient copolymers of poly-2-alkyl-2-oxazolines; conformation; thermoresponsibility; self-organization; poly-N-vinylcaprolactam; thermoresponsive polymers; polymer-protein conjugates; controlled release; temperature-sensitive polymers; hydrogels; stereocomplexation; polylactic acid; temperature/reduction; self-recombination; thermosensitive polymers; enzyme complexation; reversible inactivation; UCST polymers; stimuli-responsive polymers; electronic paramagnetic resonance; spin probe; nitroxides; coil to globule; poly(L-lysine); N-isopropylacrylamide; aza-Michael addition reaction; thermo-responsive; pH-responsive; biodegradable polymer
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Summary

Thermoresponsive polymers, materials able to undergo sharp and often reversible phase separations in response to temperature stimuli, are introducing new paradigms in different fields, including medicine, advanced separations and oil and gas. In "Advances in Thermoresponsive Polymers", a clear picture of the frontiers reached in the understanding of the mechanistic behavior associated with temperature-induced phase separation, the influence of the polymer structure in regulating the macroscopic behavior of these materials and the latest applications for which thermoresponsive polymers show great potential is provided.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (198 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-4011-5
9783036540122
9783036540115

Access

Open Access