Tuning the LCST of poly(2-oxazoline)s by varying composition and molecular weight: alternatives to poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)?

Chem Commun (Camb). 2008 Nov 30:(44):5758-60. doi: 10.1039/b813140f. Epub 2008 Oct 2.

Abstract

The cloud point of copolymers of 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline and 2-n-propyl-2-oxazoline could be tuned from 25 degrees C to 100 degrees C by varying molecular weight and composition; the reversibility and concentration dependence of the cloud points were evaluated to assess the potential of these copoly(2-oxazoline)s as alternatives to poly(N-isopropylacrylamide).

MeSH terms

  • Acrylamides / chemistry*
  • Acrylic Resins
  • Molecular Weight
  • Oxazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Oxazoles / chemistry
  • Polymers / chemical synthesis*
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Acrylamides
  • Acrylic Resins
  • Oxazoles
  • Polymers
  • poly-N-isopropylacrylamide