An experiment shows the themoresponsiveness of the new polymer in the presence of divalent metal ions. (VIDEO)

Osaka Metropolitan University

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Induced by divalent metal ions, the polymer transitions from insoluble to soluble states with a change in the temperature.

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Harada, OMU

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