High-Substituted Hydroxypropyl Cellulose

Cloud point down to 33°C

High-substituted HPC synthesized via DMSO/TBAF·3H2O homogeneous method exhibits structural color and force-responsive self-assembly in solvent-free environment when molar substitution exceeds 10.4.

Shihao, Wang · Xiaoyu, Cheng · Tao, Ma · Wang, Shasha · Shilong, Yang · Zhu, Wenyuan · Song, Junlong · Han, Jingquan · Jin, Yongcan · Guo, Jiaqi

Carbohydrate Polymers 2024

Advantages

Cloud point temperature drops to 33°C at molar substitution of 12.3

Structural color and force-responsive self-assembly emerge in solvent-free environment when molar substitution exceeds 10.4