Stanojkovic Jovana, Oh Junki, Khan Anzar, Stuparu Mihaiela C
Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University 21-Nanyang Link 637371 Singapore
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University Seoul 02841 South Korea
RSC Adv. 2020 Jan 13;10(4):2359-2363. doi: 10.1039/c9ra10721e. eCollection 2020 Jan 8.
Polyvinylcyclopropanes are an old class of polymers typically known for their low polymerization-induced shrinkage properties. In this work, we show that they are capable of exhibiting a thermally triggered aggregation process in aqueous solutions. The phase transition is sharp, tunable within the temperature range of 25-46 °C, and relatively insensitive to environmental conditions. It is anticipated that this preliminary study will shine new light on polyvinylcyclopropanes and lead to new avenues in their studies and future application.
聚乙烯基环丙烷是一类古老的聚合物，通常以其低聚合诱导收缩性能而闻名。在这项工作中，我们表明它们能够在水溶液中表现出热触发聚集过程。相变是急剧的，可在25-46°C的温度范围内调节，并且对环境条件相对不敏感。预计这项初步研究将为聚乙烯基环丙烷带来新的启示，并为其研究和未来应用开辟新的途径。
