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. 2016 Aug 2;4(34):5673–5682. doi: 10.1039/c6tb01336h

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.