Applications of temperature-responsive polymers grafted onto solid core nanoparticles

Mansfield, E. D. H., Williams, A. C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3654-7916 and Khutoryanskiy, V. V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7221-2630 (2018) Applications of temperature-responsive polymers grafted onto solid core nanoparticles. In: Khutoryanskiy, V. V. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7221-2630 and Georgiou, T. K. (eds.) Temperature-Responsive Polymers: Chemistry, Properties, and Applications. Wiley and sons, pp. 281-299, 408 pp.. ISBN 9781119157786

Abstract/Summary

This chapter provides insights into the applications of different temperature-responsive polymers (TRPs) grafted to solid core inorganic nanoparticles, and how their thermo-responsive nature can provide solutions to many of the problems associated with other nanoparticles. It describes the most common forms of TRPs reported in the literature, pNIPAM and poloxamers, as well as some more unusual TRPs, and considers how their use and function can be varied depending on the particle core.