Polymers with Upper Critical Solution Temperature in Aqueous Solution: Unexpected Properties from Known Building Blocks
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Polymers showing an upper critical solution temperature (UCST) in aqueous solution were not rare, but the UCST was rarely observed under practically relevant conditions. Recently, much progress has been made in the synthesis of polymer systems that display UCST behavior under mild and physiologic conditions. Current developments focus on polymers that rely on hydrogen bonding. This viewpoint explains the historical context, presents the major properties, and concludes with a discussion of the most recent examples.
Source: ACS Macro Letters
DOI: 10.1021/mz400227y
Authors: Jan Seuring, Seema Agarwal
Institution: University of Bayreuth
Language: English
Subfield: Organic Chemistry
Field: Chemistry
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1994336307