Fig. 4.
(a) Schematic diagram of the crystal violet (CV) loading process and release mechanism of PAA-b-PNIPAm copolymers, and the cumulative release of CV in copolymers with different PNIPAm chain lengths, i.e., (b) PAA50-b-PNIPAm50 and (c) PAA50-b-PNIPAm450, at different pH (4.5, 6.0, and 7.5) and temperature (20 and 40 °C). Panels a–c are reprinted in part with permission from ref. [80]. Copyright (2020) American Chemical Society. PAA-b-PNIPAm, poly(acrylic acid)-block-poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide).
