title: Bi-compartmental responsive polymer particles.
abstract: A novel type of bi-compartmental copolymer particle was synthesized in one-pot by controlling the phase separation during the polymerization process. The resulting particles have two distinct compartments, one consisting of mainly poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and the other of poly(N,N'-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM). The particles exhibit changeable shapes and properties, such as swelling in solvents and deposition on surfaces, and can be used to control emulsification as a function of pH.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Nanofabrication group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands. Jiguangl@iccas.ac.cn j.huskens@utwente.nl.
authors.forename: Jiguang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jurriaan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huskens