N-Isopropylacrylamide is used to produce poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPA, pNIPAAm, pNIPAA or pNIPAm) thermo sensitive polymer- or copolymer-based hydrogels. Polymers that contain NIPAM shrink dramatically above 33°C. Monomer used in the preparation of thermally sensitive, water-swellable hydrogels.
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Applications
N-Isopropylacrylamide is used to produce poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPA, pNIPAAm, pNIPAA or pNIPAm) thermo sensitive polymer- or copolymer-based hydrogels. Polymers that contain NIPAM shrink dramatically above 33°C. Monomer used in the preparation of thermally sensitive, water-swellable hydrogels.
Solubility
Slightly soluble in water.
Notes
Refrigerate. Keep container tightly closed. Store away from oxidizing agent.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Firdaus Yhaya; Sandra Binauld; Yoseop Kim; Martina H Stenzel. Shell cross-linking of cyclodextrin-based micelles via supramolecular chemistry for the delivery of drugs. Macromolecular Rapid Communications.201233(21), 1868-1874.
- R Yoshida. [Controlled release using temperature-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) gel]. Japanese journal of clinical medicine.199856(3), 670-674.