Preparation of Temperature- and pH-Sensitive, Stimuli- Responsive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) Nanoparticles
Preparation of Temperature- and pH-Sensitive, Stimuli- Responsive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) Nanoparticles
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DOI:
10.1002/app.27888
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发表时间:
2008-05
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3
通讯作者:
P. Tian;Qinglin Wu;K. Lian
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作者:
P. Tian;Qinglin Wu;K. Lian
The effects of the monomer ratio, surfac- tant, and crosslinker contents on the particle size and phase-transition behavior of the copolymer poly(N-isopro- pylacrylamide-co-methacrylic acid) (PNIPAAm-MAA) were investigated with Fourier transform infrared, differ- ential scanning calorimetry, and dynamic laser scattering techniques. In addition to the thermoresponsive property of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), ionized methacrylic acid groups brought pH sensitivity to the PNIPAAm-MAA co- polymer particles. The polymer particle size varied with the amounts of the monomer ratio, surfactant, and cross- linker. As the monomer ratio and crosslinker content increased and the amount of the surfactants decreased, the particle size increased. The influence of the crosslinker content on the particle size was less significant than the effect of the monomer ratio and surfactants. When the temperature increased, the particles tended to shrink and decreased in size to near or below 100 nm. Particle sizes at 208C decreased to less than 100 nm with increased surfac- tant content. The control of the particle size within the 100-nm range makes PNIPAAm-MAA copolymer particles useful for biomedical and heavy-metal-ion adsorption applications. 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 108: 2226-2232, 2008