Role of microgel stiffness in particle self-assembly and suspension rheology across the lower consolute solution temperature

Chandeshwar Misra, Sanjay Kumar Behera, Sonali Vasant Kawale +1

We synthesize thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) colloidal microgel particles of different stiffnesses by controlling the concentration of crosslinker in a one-p…