pH-Responsive polymers: synthesis, properties and applications

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dc.contributor.authorDai, S.
dc.contributor.authorRavi, P.
dc.contributor.authorTam, K.
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractpH-Responsive polymers are systems whose solubility, volume, and chain conformation can be manipulated by changes in pH, co-solvent, and electrolytes. This review summarizes recent developments covering synthesis, physicochemical properties, and applications in various disciplines. A variety of synthetic methodologies comprising of emulsion polymerization and living radical polymerization techniques are described, and some of their salient features are highlighted. Several polymeric systems, such as homopolymers, block copolymers, microgels, hydrogels and polymer brushes at interfaces are reviewed, where important characteristics that govern their behavior in solutions are described. Potential applications of these systems in controlled drug delivery, personal and home care, industrial coatings, biological and membrane science, viscosity modifiers, colloid stabilization, and water remediation, are discussed.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilitySheng Dai, Palaniswamy Ravi and Kam Chiu Tam
dc.identifier.citationSoft Matter, 2008; 4(3):435-449
dc.identifier.doi10.1039/B714741D
dc.identifier.issn1744-683X
dc.identifier.issn1744-6848
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/86193
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoyal Society of Chemistry
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dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1039/b714741d
dc.titlepH-Responsive polymers: synthesis, properties and applications
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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