Issue 26, 2012

Anomalous volume phase transition in a polymer gel with alternative hydrophilic–amphiphilic sequence

Abstract

As a new class of amphiphilic conetworks, we designed and fabricated Tetra-PEG–PEGE gel formed by AB-type cross-end coupling of poly(ethyleneglycol) (PEG) and poly(ethylglycidylether) (PEGE). The Tetra-PEG–PEGE gel displays rapid phase transition behaviour similar to or surpassing other conventional PNIPA-based hydrogels with “ultra-rapid” phase transition.

Graphical abstract: Anomalous volume phase transition in a polymer gel with alternative hydrophilic–amphiphilic sequence

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Jan 2012
Accepted
04 May 2012
First published
31 May 2012

Soft Matter, 2012,8, 6876-6879

Anomalous volume phase transition in a polymer gel with alternative hydrophilic–amphiphilic sequence

H. Kamata, U. Chung, M. Shibayama and T. Sakai, Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 6876 DOI: 10.1039/C2SM25168J

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