Issue 47, 2022

Thermoresponsive polymers in non-aqueous solutions

Abstract

Thermoresponsive polymers are gaining increasing interest for numerous applications especially in the biomedical and nanotechnology fields. The thermoresponsive behaviour of polymers has been extensively studied in pure water or water/organic solvent systems, however, temperature-induced phase transitions in other organic solvents are less common. Polymers in organic solvents exhibit a broad range of temperature-driven solution behaviours, from LCST and UCST, to sol–gel transitions, to micellization processes, among others, with potential applications as smart materials in electronics, in the lubricant industry, and in the biomedical field. This review article will focus on the thermoresponsive behaviour of polymers in different classes of organic solvents and mixtures thereof to emphasize and demonstrate the versatility and potential of these polymers.

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
05 sept. 2022
Accepted
07 nov. 2022
First published
10 nov. 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Polym. Chem., 2022,13, 6423-6474

Thermoresponsive polymers in non-aqueous solutions

M. Concilio, V. P. Beyer and C. R. Becer, Polym. Chem., 2022, 13, 6423 DOI: 10.1039/D2PY01147F

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