Numerous non-ionic thermally responsive homopolymers phase separate from their aqueous solutions upon heating. Far fewer neutral homopolymers are known to phase separate upon cooling. A systematic compilation of the polymers reported to exhibit thermoresponsive behaviour is presented in this review, including N-substituted poly[(meth)acrylamide]s, poly(N-vinylamide)s, poly(oxazoline)s, protein-related polymers, poly(ether)s, polymers based on amphiphilic balance, and elastin-like synthetic polymers. Basic properties of aqueous solutions of these polymers are briefly described. © 2010 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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Aseyev, V., Tenhu, H., & Winnik, F. M. (2011). Non-ionic thermoresponsive polymers in water. Advances in Polymer Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/12_2010_57
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