Salt-Induced Depression of Lower Critical Solution Temperature in a Surface-Grafted Neutral Thermoresponsive Polymer
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Young K. Jhon, Rajendra R. Bhat, Changwoo Jeong, Orlando J. Rojas, Igal Szleifer, Jan Genzer* 1 Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7905, USA Fax: 919-515-3465 or 1-435-304-8021; E-mail: [email protected] 2 Forest Biomaterials Laboratory, College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8005, USA 3 Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1393, USA
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