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Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) nanoparticles (AAc NPs)
AAc content 7 mol%
DLS, sample concentration 1 mg mL⁻¹
DLS, coil–globule phase transition 35 °C
DSC, lower critical solution temperature 30 °C
DSC, nanoparticle concentration 6.2 mg mL⁻¹
DSC, phase-transition entropy 204 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹ per AAc units
DSC, enthalpy change 62.0 kJ mol⁻¹
Main, pp. 4–5, 13
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-1-vinylimidazole) nanoparticles (VI NPs)
VI content 8 mol%
DLS, sample concentration 1 mg mL⁻¹
DLS, coil–globule phase transition 40 °C
DSC, lower critical solution temperature 32 °C
DSC, nanoparticle concentration 5.0 mg mL⁻¹
DSC, phase-transition entropy 216 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹ per VI units
DSC, enthalpy change 65.9 kJ mol⁻¹
Main, pp. 4–5, 13
Q/QH2 with AAc NPs
pH measurement, solution composition 5 mM AAc, 2.8 mM Q/QH2, and 10 mM KCl; initial pH 5.5
pH upon heating from 20 to 50 °C Increased from 5.4 to 6.5
Main, pp. 4–5, 9
Q/QH2 with VI NPs
pH measurement, solution composition 2 mM VI, 2.8 mM Q/QH2, and 10 mM KCl; initial pH 5.5
pH upon heating from 20 to 50 °C Decreased from 5.6 to 4.7
Main, pp. 4–5, 9
In-situ turbidimetry of Q/QH2 with AAc NPs and Q/QH2 with VI NPs
At 38 °C, above the LCSTs Transmittance of both electrolytes changed synchronously with the applied current
Below the LCSTs No optical response was observed