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JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY
Volume 43, Issue 23, Pages 6095-6104Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pola.21099
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copolymerization; phase separation; thermoresponsive; water-soluble polymers
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Copolymers of methacrylic acid (MAA) and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA) were prepared and their cloud points in aqueous solution were studied as a function of comonomer ratio, solution pH, and presence of hydrophobic comonomers. Under acidic conditions, the cloud point falls below 0 degrees C for copolymers with between 25% to 60% ether content, because of the formation of hydrophobic H-bonded ether-acid complexes. The cloud point also decreases with solution pH. For equivalent ether to acid ratios, the cloud point decreases with decreasing PEG chain length, because of the presence of a larger number of hydrophobic methyl and methacrylate groups. Similarly, the cloud point decreases upon incorporation of hydrophobic comonomers such as butyl, lauryl, or glycidyl methacrylates. (c) 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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