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MACROMOLECULES
Volume 39, Issue 22, Pages 7701-7707Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ma060985q
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Novel temperature- and pH- responsive microgels based on poly(vinylcaprolactam-co-acetoacetoxy methacrylate) (VCL/AAEM) functionalized with vinylimidazole (VIm) has been prepared in aqueous medium using simple batch dispersion polymerization procedure. Obtained microgel particles are characterized by narrow particle size distribution and their hydrodynamic radius can be varied from 200 to 500 nm (pH = 6, T = 20 degrees C). The T- and pH-sensitivity of obtained particles can be easily tuned by the variation of the Vim content in the copolymer structure. Increase of VIm content in the microgel structure led to increased swelling of the microgels in acidic medium and strong shift of the volume phase transition temperature to higher temperatures. It has been found that sedimentation behavior of obtained microgels is strongly pH-dependent, and this effect can be used for controlled particle separation.
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