Abstract
A temperature controlled dual water/oil on-off switch is achieved by using a PMMA-b-PNIPAAm block-copolymer coated mesh, determined by the conformational change of the PNIPAAm chain around the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) and also the cooperation between PNIPAAm and PMMA. Water can permeate through the BCP-coated mesh, and oil cannot below the LCST, whereas oil can and water cannot above the LCST.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 273-277 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Advanced Materials |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 11 Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- block copolymer
- PNIPAAm
- temperature controlled
- water/oil on-off switch
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