Nanogels were synthesized with either N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) or poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA) monomers. The products also contained 2-aminophenylboronic acid to allow for glucose binding. The size responses to changes in temperature and glucose concentrations were compared. The p(NIPAM) nanogel decreased in size, and the pPEGMA nanogel increased and then decreased in size, with increasing concentrations of glucose.
- Jane Yang
- Kathryn M. M. Messina
- Heather D. Maynard
