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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2013-10-03

Journal: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Included Journals: Scopus、PubMed、EI、SCIE

Volume: 117

Issue: 39

Page Number: 11830-11835

ISSN: 1520-6106

Abstract: Temperature-responsive polymers with a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) have attracted much attention in biomedical and biotechnological fields. It is important to tune their cloud point temperature (T-c) in a broad temperature range as desired by the applications. In this study, new thermo-responsive 2-hydroxy3-isopropoxypropyl starches (HIPS) was synthesized using Hylon V starch as raw material and isopropyl glycidyl ether as hydrophobic reagent. The phase transition behavior of HIPS and their T-c were determined by spectrophotometry. The effects of several conditions on the T-c of the HIPS were also investigated, which indicated that varying the molar substitution (MS) of HIPS can adjust T-c in a broad temperature range from 69 to 28 degrees C by changing the hydrophobic-hydrophilic balance of starch. The phase transition became fast and the T-c decreased with increasing polymer concentration. The effect of a series of sodium salts on the T-c of aqueous HIPS solutions was reported and the effectiveness of ions follows a trend, known as Hofmeister series. Several organic solvents were selected and the organic additives with small molecular weight can also regulate the T-c of HIPS in a certain range by changing the polymer-water interactions.