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Tuning the thermochromism of water-soluble poly(3-thiopheneacetic acid) conjugated polymer by complexation with zwitterionic polymer

  • University of Melbourne
  • Hokkaido University

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Abstract

The spectral properties and phase behavior of the complexes of the water-soluble poly(3-thiopheneacetic acid) (P3TAA) conjugated polymer with zwitterionic 3-dimethyl(methacryloyloxyethyl) ammonium propane sulfone (PDMAPS) polymer were explored. A dramatic change in both electronic spectra and upper critical solution temperature (UCST) of P3TAA-PDMAPS complex solution was observed depending on the molar ratio of P3TAA and PDMAPS, suggesting that a conformational transition due to complexation occurred. The UV-vis λmax of P3TAA-PDMAPS complex solutions was changed dramatically in a narrow temperature range around a UCST and found to be varied over approximately a 40 nm range by the temperature change of about 20 °C.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)237-240
Number of pages4
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume280
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006.06.1

Keywords

  • Complex formation
  • Phase behavior
  • Polyelectrolytes
  • Spectral properties
  • Stimuli-sensitive polymers
  • Water-soluble polythiophene

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