The temperature dependence of the specific refractive index increment d n /d c of aqueous poly( N isopropylacrylamide) solution in the range of 20 ℃ to 35 ℃ were determined by a differential refractometer. The measu...The temperature dependence of the specific refractive index increment d n /d c of aqueous poly( N isopropylacrylamide) solution in the range of 20 ℃ to 35 ℃ were determined by a differential refractometer. The measured d n /d c of the solution decreases regularly and smoothly with increasing temperature until to the specific coil globule transition temperature of PNIPAM (around 32 ℃) and afterwards it increases with increasing temperature on the contrary. This extraordinary phenomenon is successfully explained and treated by a quantitative theory in terms of accompanying solvation desolvation process in the course of coil globule transition of the polymer chain in solution.展开更多
Thermo-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-styrene)[P(NIPAM-co-St)] hydrogel microspheres were prepared by surfactant-free emulsion polymerization. The effects of initiator dosage, stirring rate, phase ratio and ...Thermo-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-styrene)[P(NIPAM-co-St)] hydrogel microspheres were prepared by surfactant-free emulsion polymerization. The effects of initiator dosage, stirring rate, phase ratio and polymerization time on particle size and monodispersity were investigated.The results showed that, with increasing initiator dosage,mean diameter increased slightly to a maximum, and then decreased drastically; meanwhile, the monodispersity of the particles became a little better at first, and then became worse significantly. With increasing stirring rate,particle diameter decreased while the monodispersity became worse. When the amount of phase rate increased, the mean diameter became larger simply, whereas the monodispersity became worse firstly and then became better again. As the polymerization proceeded, the mean diameter of the particles hardly changed, and the monodispersity became better gradually. The microspheres prepared under the optimum experimental conditions showed satisfactory particle size and monodispersity.展开更多
文摘The temperature dependence of the specific refractive index increment d n /d c of aqueous poly( N isopropylacrylamide) solution in the range of 20 ℃ to 35 ℃ were determined by a differential refractometer. The measured d n /d c of the solution decreases regularly and smoothly with increasing temperature until to the specific coil globule transition temperature of PNIPAM (around 32 ℃) and afterwards it increases with increasing temperature on the contrary. This extraordinary phenomenon is successfully explained and treated by a quantitative theory in terms of accompanying solvation desolvation process in the course of coil globule transition of the polymer chain in solution.
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文摘Thermo-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-styrene)[P(NIPAM-co-St)] hydrogel microspheres were prepared by surfactant-free emulsion polymerization. The effects of initiator dosage, stirring rate, phase ratio and polymerization time on particle size and monodispersity were investigated.The results showed that, with increasing initiator dosage,mean diameter increased slightly to a maximum, and then decreased drastically; meanwhile, the monodispersity of the particles became a little better at first, and then became worse significantly. With increasing stirring rate,particle diameter decreased while the monodispersity became worse. When the amount of phase rate increased, the mean diameter became larger simply, whereas the monodispersity became worse firstly and then became better again. As the polymerization proceeded, the mean diameter of the particles hardly changed, and the monodispersity became better gradually. The microspheres prepared under the optimum experimental conditions showed satisfactory particle size and monodispersity.