Faraday communications. Microwave synthesis of the colloidal poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgel system
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions
- Vol. 90 (13) , 1999-2000
- https://doi.org/10.1039/ft9949001999
Abstract
The preparation of monodisperse colloidal microgel particles of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) by the use of microwave radiation is reported. The total synthesis time has been reduced from 6 h (conventional method) to less than 1 h (microwave method). The physicochemical characteristics of the microwave synthesized microgel are similar to those of conventionally prepared samples. This is the first report of the synthesis of a particulate colloid using microwave energy.Keywords
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