Poly(<i>N</i>-cyanoethylacrylamide), a new thermoresponsive homopolymer presenting both LCST and UCST behavior in water
Nicolas Audureau, Fanny Coumes, Jutta Rieger, François Stoffelbach
Abstract
Novel dual thermoresponsive N -cyanoethylacrylamide (CEAm)-based (co)polymers synthesized by RAFT polymerization display a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) and an upper critical solution temperature (UCST) in water.
Topics & Concepts
Lower critical solution temperatureUpper critical solution temperaturePolymer chemistryRaftPolymerizationPolymerThermoresponsive polymers in chromatographyMaterials scienceChemical engineeringCopolymerChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialEngineeringReversed-phase chromatographyHigh-performance liquid chromatographyAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsMembrane Separation and Gas Transport