The effect of side chain spacer length on the thermoresponsive behaviour of poly(methylamide acrylate)s
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Alexander Rajakanthan; Paul Wilson; Kristian Kempe
- Source
- Polymer Chemistry. 14:2054-2062
- Subject
- Polymers and Plastics
Organic Chemistry
Bioengineering
Biochemistry
- Language
- ISSN
- 1759-9962
1759-9954
Aqueous solubility of poly(methylamide acrylate)s can be altered via modulation of the side chain spacer length between the polymer backbone and pendant amide functionality whereby a butyl spacer is sufficient to induce LCST behaviour (P(MAmBA)).