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Switching between Polymer Architectures with Distinct Thermoresponses
Author(s) -
Sun Wenhui,
An Zesheng,
Wu Peiyi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201600808
Subject(s) - polymer , linear polymer , materials science , polymer architecture , smart polymer , thermal , thermoresponsive polymers in chromatography , polymer chemistry , polymer science , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , physics , high performance liquid chromatography , reversed phase chromatography , engineering
Thermoresponsive linear polymers and their corresponding aggregates or nanogels typically show similar thermoresponsive profiles. In this study, the authors demonstrate reversible chemical switching between linear polymers and their cross‐linked nanogels. The linear polymers exhibit sharp thermal transitions typical of common thermoresponsive polymers but the cross‐linked nanogels exhibit “linear” thermal transitions over a relatively broad temperature range. The reversible switching between these two different polymer architectures with distinct thermoresponses represents a unique example of how the responsive properties of smart polymers can be significantly manipulated via polymer architecture engineering.