Control over the responsive wettability of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) film in a large extent by introducing an irresponsive molecule.
An irresponsive but very hydrophobic molecule--fluoroalkylsilane--can be used to cooperate with PNIPAAm to obtain tunable and enhancedly responsive wettability, and thus largely extend the application scope of PNIPAAm film.
Sun
Taolei
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National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100080, PR China. suntaolei@iccas.ac.cn
Song
Wenlong
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Jiang
Lei
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