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Table 3. Variations of Parameters Associated with the Phase Transition of HM-PNIPAMs and PNIPAM@AuNPs^14,22 as a Function of Molar Mass and Concentration (Legend: ↑, Parameter Increases; ↓, Parameter Decreases; →, Parameter Remains Constant).

polymer	C12-PN-AzPy	C18-PN-C18¹⁴	PNIPAM@AuNPs²²
M_w ↑	T_cp ↑	T_cp ↑	-
	T₁ ↑	T_m ↑	-
	T₂ ↓	-	-
	ΔH₁ →	ΔH_m ↑	-
	ΔH₂ this arrow must point up	-	-
Conc, ↓	T_cp ↓	T_cp ↓	-
	T₁ →	T_m ↓	T₁ →
	T₂ ↓	-	T₂ ↓
	ΔH₁ →	ΔH_m ↓	ΔH₁ →
	ΔH₂ ↑	-	ΔH₂ →

Table 3. Variations of Parameters Associated with the Phase Transition of HM-PNIPAMs and PNIPAM@AuNPs14,22 as a Function of Molar Mass and Concentration (Legend: ↑, Parameter Increases; ↓, Parameter Decreases; →, Parameter Remains Constant).