Thermoresponsive properties of polyacrylamides in physiological solutions
Author(s) -
Kristýna Kolouchová,
Volodymyr Lobaz,
Hynek Beneš,
Victor R. de la Rosa,
David Babuka,
Pavel Švec,
Peter Černoch,
Martin Hrubý,
Richard Hoogenboom,
Petr Štêpánek,
Ondřej Groborz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
polymer chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.403
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1759-9962
pISSN - 1759-9954
DOI - 10.1039/d1py00843a
Subject(s) - cloud point , phosphate buffered saline , chemistry , lower critical solution temperature , saline , chemical engineering , chromatography , biophysics , polymer chemistry , polymer , organic chemistry , copolymer , engineering , biology , endocrinology , medicine , extraction (chemistry)
We show that the cloud point temperature ( T CP ) of thermoresponsive polyacrylamides is considerably lower in physiologically relevant solvents (phosphate-buffered saline, serum) than in pure water. This decrease of T CP may be critical for some biomedical applications.
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