Rheological Study on the Thermoreversible Gelation of Stereo-Controlled Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) in an Imidazolium Ionic Liquid
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiments
2.1. Sample Information
2.2. Rheological Measurements
3. Result and Discussion
3.1. Tacticity Dependence
3.2. Concentration Dependence
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References and Note
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Sample | Mn (g/mol) | PDI | Meso-Diad Content (m) (%) |
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m47 | 35,400 | 1.25 | 47 |
m58 | 39,500 | 1.24 | 58 |
m66 | 34,900 | 1.22 | 66 |
m79 | 40,300 | 1.26 | 79 |
Hm48 | 62,900 | 1.49 | 48 |
Hm57 | 60,200 | 1.26 | 57 |
Hm67 | 62,800 | 1.32 | 67 |
Hm78 | 85,700 | 1.38 | 78 |
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Yan, Z.-C.; Biswas, C.S.; Stadler, F.J. Rheological Study on the Thermoreversible Gelation of Stereo-Controlled Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) in an Imidazolium Ionic Liquid. Polymers 2019, 11, 783. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11050783
Yan Z-C, Biswas CS, Stadler FJ. Rheological Study on the Thermoreversible Gelation of Stereo-Controlled Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) in an Imidazolium Ionic Liquid. Polymers. 2019; 11(5):783. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11050783
Chicago/Turabian StyleYan, Zhi-Chao, Chandra Sekhar Biswas, and Florian J. Stadler. 2019. "Rheological Study on the Thermoreversible Gelation of Stereo-Controlled Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) in an Imidazolium Ionic Liquid" Polymers 11, no. 5: 783. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11050783