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Cover Picture: Macromol. Rapid Commun. 21/2004
Author(s) -
Leung Man Fai,
Zhu Junmin,
Harris Frank W.,
Li Pei
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.200490042
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , copolymer , transmission electron microscopy , poly(n isopropylacrylamide) , chitosan , nanostructure , aqueous solution , materials science , polymer chemistry , polymer science , aqueous medium , electron microscope , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , chemistry , composite material , physics , optics , polymer , mechanical engineering , engineering
Cover: A transmission electron microscope image of microgel particles that consist of well‐defined temperature‐sensitive poly( N ‐isopropylacrylamide) cores with pH‐sensitive chitosan shells is shown. The microgels are obtained directly from aqueous graft copolymerization of N ‐isopropylacrylamide and N,N ‐methylenebisacrylamide from chitosan. The unique core‐shell nanostructure exhibits tuneable responses to pH and temperature. Further details can be found in the Communication by M. F. Leung, J. Zhu, F. W. Harris, and P. Li * on page 1819.