Temperature sensitive copolymer microgels with nanophase separated structure

A new form factor model is used for analyzing small-angle neutron scattering data from a thermosensitive copolymer microgel consisting of N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAM) and N-isopropylmethacrylamide (PNIPMAM regions). The results have shown that a one-pot synthesis has led to a highly sophisticated material with phase separated domains on a microscopic length scale.