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Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering Volume 2, Number 1, March 2015 , pages 15-22 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/bme.2015.2.1.015 |
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Topology effects on the LCST of end-capped poly(ethylene glycol)s |
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Jin Young Kim, Hyo Jung Moon, Du Young Ko and Byeongmoon Jeong
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| Abstract | ||
| Poly(ethylene glycol) end-capped with pentafluorophenyl group(s) in ABA (FP-PEG-FP) and AB (mPEG-FP) types were prepared. Even though they were similar in composition, the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of FP-PEG-FP was observed at 23 | ||
| Key Words | ||
| end-capped PEG; fluorinated compound; LCST; temperature sensitive polymer | ||
| Address | ||
| Jin Young Kim, Hyo Jung Moon, Du Young Ko and Byeongmoon Jeong: Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-750, Korea | ||
