Table 1.
Properties of Linear PNIPAM standards.
| M: Ia | Mp(THF)b | Mn(THF)b | Ðb | RHp(D2O)c | RHp(MeOD)c | RHp(THF)c | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9600:1 | 1405.50 | 1101.36 | 2.38 | 13.52 | 13.32 | 13.12 |
| 2 | 800:1 | 240.05 | 128.63 | 2.29 | 8.07 | 7.32 | 7.78 |
| 3 | 600:1 | 238.50 | 116.92 | 2.31 | 6.76 | 6.50 | 6.56 |
| 4 | 400:1 | 122.28 | 55.08 | 2.12 | 5.51 | 4.87 | 5.06 |
| 5 | 200:1 | 45.00 | 41.06 | 2.01 | 3.56 | 3.36 | 3.25 |
| 6 | 100:1 | 39.00 | 34.81 | 2.24 | 3.39 | 3.02 | 3.01 |
| 7 | 100:1 | 28.00 | 22.61 | 2.34 | 3.16 | 2.63 | 2.73 |
| 8 | 100:1 | 18.50 | 18.73 | 2.08 | 2.57 | 2.29 | 2.31 |
| 9 | 50:1 | 14.00 | 15.98 | 1.81 | 2.24 | 2.09 | 2.11 |
a
Monomer(PNIPAM):Initiator(MCP) concentration. Iniator:CuCl:Me6TREN ratio constant at 1:1:1.
b
Polymer molar mass, Mn (kg mol−1), and dispersity analyzed using size exclusion chromatography in THF (1 wt%TBAB,).
c
RHp, peak hydrodynamic radius (nm) analyzed using DOSY NMR measurements.