Diverse nanostructures and gel behaviours contained in a thermo- and dual-pH-sensitive ABC (PNIPAM–PAA–P4VP) terpolymer in an aqueous solution

Abstract

PNIPAM-b-PAA-b-P4VP (NAV), a thermo- and dual-pH-sensitive ABC triblock copolymer, was synthesized via sequential reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization and subsequent hydrolysis.