Thermosensitivity of Aqueous Solutions of Poly(<i>N,N</i>-diethylacrylamide)

Abstract

The thermally induced phase separation of aqueous poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) (PDEA) was studied by means of differential scanning calorimetry and UV−visible spectrophotometry. The polymer was shown to have a well-defined lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of 33 °C. The addition of sodium chloride to the polymer solution resulted in a linear decrease of the LCST. Sodium dodecyl sulfate, at concentrations up to its critical micelle concentration, caused a gradual increase in the LCST of PDEA.