Phase Transition Behavior of HPMC-AA and Preparation of HPMC-PAA Nanogels

The lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) under mixing with acrylic acid (AA) monomer has been studied by turbidity measurements. It has been found that the LCST of the HPMC was drastically reduced from 60°C to 38°C with the increase of the concentration...

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Main Authors: Risheng Yao, Jiajia Xu, Xihua Lu, Shengsong Deng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/507542