@misc{rangelov_nanosized_colloidal_2012, author={Rangelov, S., Simon, P., Toncheva-Moncheva, N., Dimitrov, P., Gajewska, B., Tsvetanov, C.B.}, title={Nanosized colloidal particles from thermosensitive poly(methoxydiethyleneglycol methacrylate)s in aqueous media}, year={2012}, howpublished = {journal article}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-012-0724-z}, abstract = {The formation of well-defined colloidal particles (mesoglobules) from the thermosensitive polymer poly(methoxydiethyleneglycol methacrylate) was observed in dilute aqueous solutions (0.5–1.0 g/L) by turbidimetry and dynamic light scattering (DLS). DLS measurements were performed at 70 °C and showed a strong influence of polymer molecular weight: the hydrodynamic diameters of the mesoglobules increased from ca. 160 to 330 nm with a relatively small, i.e., from 6,400 to 14,000, increase in molecular weight. The addition of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) at surfactant/polymer ratios (s/p, g/g) ranging from 0.3 to 0.5 practically inhibited the clouding of the solutions as the initial transmittance decreased by only 10–30%. Furthermore, a dramatic shift of the original cloud point values taken as a 10% decrease in transmittance, by approximately 20–60 °C was registered upon the surfactant addition. The presence of SDS resulted in size reduction by 52–90% as indicated by DLS.}, note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-012-0724-z} (DOI). Rangelov, S.; Simon, P.; Toncheva-Moncheva, N.; Dimitrov, P.; Gajewska, B.; Tsvetanov, C.: Nanosized colloidal particles from thermosensitive poly(methoxydiethyleneglycol methacrylate)s in aqueous media. Polymer Bulletin. 2012. vol. 68, no. 8, 2175-2185. DOI: 10.1007/s00289-012-0724-z}}