title: Thermoresponsive polymers based on poly-vinylpyrrolidone: applications in nanoparticle catalysis.
abstract: Two thermoresponsive polymers based on alkyl modified poly-vinylpyrrolidone (PVP) that exhibit very sensitive and reversible temperature-dependant water solubility are described. The application of these polymers as Au nanocatalyst stabilizers leads to a "smart" thermoresponsive Au nanoparticle catalyst.
authors.affiliation: PKU Green Chemistry Centre, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. yanning@pku.edu.cn
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Jiaguang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Guang-Tao
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Dyson
authors.forename: Zi-Chen
authors.initials: ZC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kou