title: Template-guided synthesis and individual characterization of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based microgels.
abstract: We have succeeded in making cylindrical PNIPA-based microgels by a novel strategy in which template-guided synthesis and photochemical polymerization were combined. Cylindrical PNIPA-based microgels of relatively uniform sizes were easily obtained corresponding to the pore size of the template PC membranes. We have also individually characterized our PNIPA-based microgels by a laser trapping/Raman spectroscopy technique. On the basis of these results, the individual microscopic objects were confirmed to be PNIPA-based microgels.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan.
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishino
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuboi
authors.forename: Noboru
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsujii