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Published February 9, 1999 | public
Journal Article

Synthesis of Well-Defined Poly(2-ethylacrylic acid)

Abstract

The pH-dependent conformational transition of the hydrophobic polyelectrolyte poly(2-ethylacrylic acid) (PEAA, 1) can be used to design lipid bilayer membranes that release their contents in response to changes in environmental parameters such as pH, temperature, light intensity, and solute (e.g., glucose) concentration. Such responsive membrane systems are finding important applications in drug delivery, signal amplification in biochemical assays, and molecular recognition.

Additional Information

Copyright © 1999 American Chemical Society. Received July 29, 1998; Revised Manuscript Received December 7, 1998. Publication Date (Web): January 14, 1999. This work was supported by a grant from Inex Pharmaceuticals Corp. NMR spectra were recorded in the University of Massachusetts NMR Laboratory, which is supported in part by the NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at the University.

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