Highly branched poly-(N-isopropylacrylamide)s with arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD)- or COOH-chain ends that form sub-micron stimulus-responsive particles above the critical solution temperature.

Rimmer, Stephen; Carter, Steven; Rutkaite, Ramune; Haycock, John W; Swanson, Linda · Soft Matter · 2007

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Highly branched poly(-isopropyl acrylamide)s with peptide-end groups form colloidally stable dispersions of sub-micron particles above the lower critical solution temperature.