ABSTRACT

Stimulus-responsive or “smart” polymer gels undergo sharp, often discontinuous conformational transitions under small changes of external conditions, such as pH, ionic strength, the action of light, electric current, mechanical

DADMAC

N

,

N

-diallyl-

N

,

N

-dimethylammonium chloride

DEAEMA

N

,

N

-diethylaminoethylmethacrylate

DMVP

1,2-dimethyl-5-vinylpyridinium methyl sulfate

DTPP

(2,6-diphenyl-4-[2,4,6-triphenylpyridinio]) phenolate

IPN

interpenetrated networks

MAA

methacrylic acid

MADQUAT

2(methacryloyloxy)-ethyltrimethylammonium chloride

MAPTAC

(methacrylamidopropyl)-trimethylammonium chloride

MONT

montmorillonite

NAD

nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

NIPAM

N

-isopropylacrylamide

N-VC

N

-vinylcaprolactam

N-VI

N

-vinylimidazole

N-VP

N

-vinylpyrrolidone

PA

polyampholytes

PAA

poly(acrylic acid)

PAH

poly(allylamine hydrochloride)

PAM

poly(acrylamide)

PDADMAC

poly(

N

,

N

-diallyl-

N

,

N

-dimethylammonium chloride)

PDEAAM

poly(

N

,

N

-diethylacrylamide)

PHEMA

poly(2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate)

PIB

l-polyisobutylene

PMAA

poly(methacrylic acid)

PNIPAM

poly(

N

-isopropylacrylamide)

PSA

poly(sodium acrylate)

PSC

polyelectrolyte gel-surfactant complex

PSMA

poly(sodium methacrylate)

PSS

poly(styrene sulfonate)

PVC

poly(

N

-vinylcaprolactam)

PVME

poly(vinylmethyl ether)

PVP

poly(

N

-vinylpyrrolidone)

PVT

poly(

N

-vinyltriazole)

Py4

1,3,6,8-pyrenetetrasulfonate sodium salt

SA

sodium acrylate

SMA

sodium methacrylate

SSS

sodium styrene sulfonate

VAEE

vinyl 2-aminoethyl ether

VBT

vinyl benzyl trimethylammonium chloride

force, etc.