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Published in final edited form as: J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces. 2007;111(25):8916–8924. doi: 10.1021/jp0690603

Table 1.

Fitted c values from the LCST vs. salt concentration curves of PNIPAM with different molecular weights for the kosmotropic anions.

Anion	M_n (g/mol)	c (°C/mol)
Anion	M_n (g/mol)	initial	1^st step	2^nd step
CO₃²⁻	6,980	−44.3
	30,700	−46.3	-	-
	121,000	−49.7	−57.4	−19.2
	360,000	−50.8	−61.3	−19.7
SO₄²⁻	6,980	−33.7
	30,700	−35.5	-	-
	121,000	−36.2	−45.6	−20.0
	360,000	−38.0	−50.0	−20.3
H₂PO₄⁻	6,980	−22.4
	30,700	−22.7	-	-
	121,000	−23.1	−30.1	−16.6
	360,000	−23.6	−30.9	−16.8
F⁻	6,980	−17.0
	30,700	−16.9
	121,000	−17.9	-	-
	360,000	−18.8	-	-