Unresolved issues in the preparation and characterization of thermoresponsive microgels Conferences

abstract

• AbstractThe preparation and properties of colloidal thermal responsive microgels based on poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) are described with an emphasis on the unresolved issues which will impair commercial implementation. The main difficulties are: 1) removal of sol, surfactants and other impurities; 2) obtaining colloidally stable particles less than 50 nm in diameter; 3) synthesis of concentrated, colloidally stable microgel dispersions; 4) accurate measurement of water content; and, 5) control of microgel particle morphology.

authors

• Pelton, Robert

status

• published 

publication date

• February 2004

has subject area

• 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry (FoR)

published in

• Macromolecular Symposia  Journal

presented at event

• Symposium on Fundamentals and Applications of Polymer Gels  Conference

keywords

• ADSORPTION
• AGGREGATION
• LATEX-PARTICLES
• LATTICES
• N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE
• PHASE-TRANSITION
• POLY(N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE) MICROGELS
• POLYSTYRENE
• Physical Sciences
• Polymer Science
• SODIUM DODECYL-SULFATE
• SURFACTANTS
• Science & Technology

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/masy.200450306

start page

• 57

end page

• 66

volume

• 207

issue

• 1