Synthesis of stimuli-responsive polymers

K Ishihara. Synthesis of stimuli responsive polymers and their biomedical applications. PhD Thesis, Waseda Univ, Japan, 1986. 

The synthesis of stimuli-responsive polymer gel microspheres have been receiving growing attention [67-69,73]. Polymer microspheres that combine both temperature- and pH-responsive volume phase transitions have been elaborated, as reported by many authors [2,5-7,65,66]. Owing to their relatively rapid and easy magnetic separation, thermosensitive polymer magnetic microspheres could be widely used in biomedical and bioengineering, such... 

Aoshima, S. and Kanaoka, S. (2008) Synthesis of stimuli-responsive polymers by living polymerization Poly(Ar-isopropylacrylamide) and poly(vinyl ether)s, Adv Polym Sci, 210,169-208, doi 10.1007/12 2007 120. 

Synthesis of Stimuli-Responsive Polymers by Living Polymerization... 

Aoshima, S. and Kanaoka, S. Synthesis of Stimuli-Responsive Polymers by Living Polymerization Poly(Al-Isopropylacrylamide) and Poly(Vin)d Ether)s. Vol. 210, pp. 169-208... 

Synthesis of Stimuli-Responsive Polymers by Living Polymerization Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) and Poly(Vinyl Ether)s... 

In the 1990s, precision synthesis of a new class of funaional polymers became a main issue, as the catalyst development lost its momentum. For example, various functional block copolymers and star-shaped polymers were prepared from VEs. Of special note is the recent great progress in the precision synthesis of stimuli-responsive polymers of VEs. 

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