Temperature and pH dual-responsive behavior of dendritic poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) with a polyoligomeric silsesquioxane core and poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) shell

• Main Authors: Bai, Yu, Yang, Liping, Toh, Cher Ling, He, Chaobin, Lu, Xuehong
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Materials Science and Engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99748; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17559
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Novel temperature and pH dual-responsive dendritic polyoligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)–poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm)–poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) copolymers are prepared via atom transfer radical polymerization and click reactions. The cloud points (Tc) decrease with decreasing...