LCST Transition of PNIPAM-b-PVCL in Water: Cooperative Aggregation of Two Distinct Thermally Responsive Segments

Abstract

The self-aggregation behavior of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-b-poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) (PNIPAM-b-PVCL) during the thermal-induced phase transition in water was explored by a combination of calorimetric, turbidity, dynamic light scattering (DLS) and FTIR measurements. Only one transition can be observed via all detecting methods, revealing the cooperative aggregation of the two distinct temperature-sensitive segments. What is more, the combination of strong hydrophobic interactions among the entire polymer chains and hydrogen bonds of C[double bond, length as m-dash]O…H–N within PNIPAM segments results in the sharp variations at the LCST and gradual variations above the LCST during the phase transition of PNIPAM-b-PVCL aqueous solution upon heating. Additional analysis by perturbation correlation moving window (PCMW) and two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2Dcos) indicates that the hydrophobic C–H groups have an earlier response than the relatively hydrophilic C[double bond, length as m-dash]O groups during the LCST transition.

 

 


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