Abstract
The complex phase separation process of thermoresponsive polyphosphoesters (PPEs) with an identical side-group structure but different copolymer compositions is characterized by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. In water these PPEs show LCST-type behavior, in which water-rich and slightly polymer-enriched nanoscopic regions are highly water swollen, and nanoscopic inhomogeneities with the lowest polarity contrast measured so far develop 8 °C below the macroscopic cloud point.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3414-3417 |
Journal | Chemical communications |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Mar 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |