Light-tunable thermoresponsive behavior of branched polyethylenimine derivatives in water

Yeongbong Mok; Minwoo Noh; Gyu Chan Kim; Youngjun Song; Heejin Kim; Seulah Kim; Sihyeong Yi; Ji Hun Seo; Yan Lee

doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2016.11.014

Light-tunable thermoresponsive behavior of branched polyethylenimine derivatives in water

Yeongbong Mok, Minwoo Noh, Gyu Chan Kim, Youngjun Song, Heejin Kim, Seulah Kim, Sihyeong Yi, Ji Hun Seo, Yan Lee

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Abstract

Combinatorial introduction of acyl, alkylsulfonyl and azobenzene (Ab) functionalities into amine-rich branched polyethylenimine produces dual-signal-responsive polymers with both temperature- and light-responsiveness in aqueous solutions. Light-tunable L/UCST polymers were synthesized by simple introduction of acyl and Ab groups or alkylsulfonyl and Ab groups, respectively. The phase transition temperatures of the polymers were dependent upon the ratios of the functionalities and reversibly controlled by light irradiation. More than 35°C-shift of the LCST was obtained by UV-irradiation, which is the largest shift reported in water. Moreover, 19°C-shift of the UCST was obtained by UV-irradiation, which is the first UCST shift reported in polymer–water binary systems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37-43
Number of pages	7
Journal	Polymer
Volume	107
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2016.11.014
Publication status	Published - 2016 Dec 19

Keywords

Azobenzene
LCST
Polyethylenimine
Stimuli-responsive polymers
UCST

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Organic Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics
Materials Chemistry

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