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724459

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), carboxylic acid terminated

average Mn 10,000

Synonym(s):

NIPAM polymer, PNIPAM-COOH, Polyacrylamide, functionalized polyNIPAM, functionalized polyacrylamide, polyNIPAM

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Linear Formula:
(C6H11NO)nSCH2CH2CO2H
NACRES:
NA.23
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
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Product Name

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), carboxylic acid terminated, average Mn 10,000

Quality Level

form

powder

mol wt

average Mn 10,000 by GPC (THF w/ 5%TEA, PS, RI)
average Mn 10,000

mp

>300 °C

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Application

Novel polymer for development of thermosensitive coated micro/nano materials including thermoresponsive polymeric drug delivery systems. The carboxylic acid functional group can be used to conjugate a variety of biomolecules to the polymer chain.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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Yan Xia et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 49(25), 2566-2568 (2013-02-21)
Site-specific protein conjugates with RAFT polymers were synthesized using expressed protein ligation. Stable micelles were formed from both linear block copolymer and Y-shaped conjugates.
Aniket S Wadajkar et al.
Acta biomaterialia, 8(8), 2996-3004 (2012-05-09)
New magnetic-based core-shell particles (MBCSPs) were developed to target skin cancer cells while delivering chemotherapeutic drugs in a controlled fashion. MBCSPs consist of a thermo-responsive shell of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-acrylamide-allylamine) and a core of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) embedded with magnetite nanoparticles. To
Avraham Halperin et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 28(48), 16623-16637 (2012-11-06)
Thermoresponsive tissue culture substrates based on PNIPAM brushes are used to harvest confluent cell sheets for tissue engineering. The prospect of clinical use imposes the utilization of culture medium free of bovine serum, thus suggesting conjugation with adhesion peptides containing
A C C Rotzetter et al.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 24(39), 5352-5356 (2012-08-31)
Buildings can be effectively cooled by a bioinspired sweating-like action based on thermoresponsive hydrogels (PNIPAM), which press out their stored water when exceeding the lower critical solution temperature. The surface temperature is reduced by 15 °C compared to that of
Umut Atakan Gurkan et al.
Advanced healthcare materials, 1(5), 661-668 (2012-11-28)
Stimuli responsive, smart interface materials are integrated with microfluidic technologies creating new functions for a broad range of biological and clinical applications by controlling the material and cell interactions. Local capture and on-demand local release of cells are demonstrated with

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Biomaterials science integrates smart materials into biological research, requiring a deep understanding of biological systems.

Microparticles in drug delivery: Study on controlling chitosan microparticle size and distribution, exploring encapsulation of BSA and TPP cross-linker.

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), or PNIPAM, is a stimuli-responsive polymer that responds to changes in pH and temperature and has a LCST around 32 C.

By altering the physicochemical properties, smart or intelligent drug delivery systems can be designed to deliver therapeutic molecules on-demand. Learn more about the application of stimuli-responsive materials in drug delivery.

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