09 September 2019 1 5K Report

I am trying to dissolve PNIPAm for 1H-NMR and MALDI-TOF analysis. So far, I tried DMF, DMSO, THF, CDCl3, D2O, and MeOH for my samples but couldn't dissolve PNIPAm completely in these solvents. I only got partially dissolved PNIPAm in DMSO which is not enough for MALDI-TOF. Although in literature it said that PNIPAm is very well soluble in DMSO, D2O, and also sometimes in CDCl3, I failed to dissolve my samples in these solvents. Can anyone please recommend an appropriate solvent to dissolve PNIPAm or any proper way to dissolve it in any of the above-mentioned solvents for these two analyses? Thank you.

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