Table 1.
Characteristics of the PNIPAAm-co-PAA copolymers used in this study.
| Abbreviation | Monomer feed (mol %) | Polymer composition (mol %) | Tg (°C) | Mn (g/mol) | PDI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIPAAm | AA | NIPAAm | AA | ||||
| PNIPAAm | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 140.6 | 3.1 × 105 | 1.64 |
| PNIPAAm97-co-PAA3 | 95 | 5 | 96.9 | 3.1 | 142.3 | 4.2 × 106 | 1.70 |
| PNIPAAm87-co-PAA13 | 85 | 15 | 86.4 | 13.6 | 149.5 | 2.1 × 106 | 2.24 |
| PNIPAAm80-co-PAA20 | 75 | 25 | 79.6 | 20.4 | 154.5 | 6.8 × 106 | 1.31 |
| PNIPAAm57-co-PAA43 | 50 | 50 | 57.3 | 42.7 | 159.1 | 5.0 × 106 | 1.56 |
| PNIPAAm30-co-PAA70 | 25 | 75 | 29.2 | 70.8 | 140.0 | 8.9 × 106 | 1.59 |
| PAA | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 88.8 | 3.1 × 105 | 1.64 |