Table 2. Cloud points for each polymer and polymer mixture in different media.
Polymer | Weight fraction [%] | Cloud pointwater a [°C] | Cloud pointPBS b [°C] |
PNIPAM25 | 100 | 33 | 61 |
PNIPAM50 | 100 | 36 | 47 |
PNIPAM100 | 100 | 38 | 41 |
PNIPAM50 : PNIPAM100 | 25 : 75 | — | 42 |
PNIPAM50 : PNIPAM100 | 50 : 50 | — | 43 |
PNIPAM50 : PNIPAM100 | 75 : 25 | — | 45 |
a pure water and
b PBS buffer upon heating from 25 °C to 85 °C, 2.5 mg mL–1 polymer concentration. CPs of PNIPAM mixture were not measured in water due to the very narrow gap between each polymers CP.