Abstract
This review addresses solution behavior and self-assembly of poly(alkylacrylic acid)s including the unsubstituted poly(acrylic acid). It includes solubility limits, hydrogen ion equilibria, counterion condensation, pH-induced conformational transitions, chain expansion due to charge repulsions, specific effects in solutions of charged poly(alkylacrylic acid)s in organic solvent, thermoresponsivity of poly(alkylacrylic acid)s including its practical use for the preparation of nanoparticles by controlled self-assembly process, hydrogen-bonded block copolymer micelles, and potential for using poly(alkylacrylic acid)s in intracellular drug delivery via endocytosis followed by endosomal escape due to the disruption of the endosomal membrane by poly(alkylacrylic acid)s and release of important biomolecular drugs inside cells.
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