Table 1 (continued)
Monomers and crosslinkers
Solvent
a
Initiating system
Temperature
of cryotropic
gelation (
C) What was done and reported
References
N-Isopropylacrylamide +
N,N
0
-methylene-bis-acrylamide
Water
APS + TMEDA
À11 to
À40 Preparation of thermoresponsive
poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)
cryogels, study of their
temperature-dependent
swelling behavior,
mechanical properties and
porous structure
[128–132]
Dimethylsulfoxide
(T
0
¼ +18.4
C)
APS + TMEDA
À20
[133, 134]
Water or water/
dioxane
mixtures
DDMBAPS + TMEDA
À8 to
À12
Preparation of fastthermoresponsive cryogels,
study of their temperaturedependent swelling behavior
and wide pore morphology
[135, 136]
N-Isopropylacrylamide +
N,N-di-npropylacrylamide +
N,N
0
-
methylene-bis-acrylamide
Water/dioxane (4:1) APS + TMEDA
À28
Preparation of hydrophobically
modified thermoresponsive
poly(N-isopropropylacrylamide)-based cryogels,
study of their temperaturedependent swelling behavior
and wide pore morphology
[137]
N-Isopropylacrylamide + acrylic acid +
N,
N
0
-methylene-bis-acrylamide
Water
APS + TMEDA
À22
Preparation of thermo- and
pH-responsive cryogels,
study of their temperatureand pH-dependent swelling
behavior, as well as of the
wide pore morphology
[138, 139]
N-Isopropylacrylamide + itaconic acid +
N,
N
0
-methylene-bis-acrylamide
[140]
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