Measuring LCSTs by novel temperature gradient methods: evidence for intermolecular interactions in mixed polymer solutions. Academic Article

abstract

• Herein we describe studies of molecular interactions in thermoresponsive polymers as they go through phase transitions in aqueous solutions. By using our recently reported linear temperature gradient setup for studying the effects of temperature on chemical processes, we demonstrate the ability to probe lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behavior with excellent precision. This method also provides a simple and convenient way to assay the LCST of solutions containing more than one polymer and follow the clouding kinetics of polymer mixtures in real time.

authors

• Bergbreiter, David

published proceedings

• J Am Chem Soc

author list (cited authors)

• Mao, H., Li, C., Zhang, Y., Bergbreiter, D. E., & Cremer, P. S.

citation count

• 65

complete list of authors

• Mao, Hanbin||Li, Chunmei||Zhang, Yanjie||Bergbreiter, David E||Cremer, Paul S

publication date

• March 2003

publisher

• American Chemical Society (ACS)  Publisher

published in

• Journal of the American Chemical Society  Journal

keywords

• 0303 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry
• 0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)

PubMed Central ID

• 12617632

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1021/ja029691k

start page

• 2850

end page

• 2851

volume

• 125

issue

• 10