Browsing by Subject "PNIPAAm"
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(2012-07-16)Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM), a temperature responsive polymer, undergoes a phase change at a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) in aqueous solutions. For PNIPAM this temperature is 32 °C in water. Below ...
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(2011-02-22)There are two primary objectives of this dissertation research. The first objective was to prepare a library of inorganic-organic hydrogels from methacrylated star polydimethylsiloxane (PDMSstar-MA) and diacrylated ...
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(2016-01-07)Foodborne pathogens are a major concern for the health and safety of the public. There is a need for a rapid, cost effective, and reliable detection method for foodborne pathogens to replace current highly technical and ...
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(2012-04-19)Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) hydrogels reversibly switch from a water-swollen to a deswollen state when heated above their volume phase transition temperature (VPTT = ~ 33 °C). It has been shown that PNIPAAm ...