Abstract: P(N-isopropyl acrylamide-co-vinylamine) (P(NIPAM-VAm) was obtained from the hydrolization of P(N-isopropyl acrylamide-co-N-vinylformamide) (P(NIPAM-NVF) which was synthesized by solution free radical polymerization of N-isopropyl acrylamide (NIPAM) and N-vinylformamide (NVF), using ammonium persulfate and sodium hydrogen sulfite as initiator. Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-NMR) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC) were applied to character the structure, composition and molecular weight of the resultant polymers. The phase transition behavior of the resultant P(NIPAM-VAm) was evaluated by UV-Vis spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimeter (DCS). Experimental results showed that P(NIPAM-VAm) has low critical solution temperature (LCST) which could be controlled by adjusting the molar ration of NIPAM to NVF in the P(NIPAM-VAm) and the concentration of the solution. Moreover, LCST of P(NIPAM-VAm) solution could be tuned by bubbling CO2 into the system. LCST of P(NIPAM-VAm) solution has reversible response to CO2 and N2 switching.
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