Star Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Tethered to Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) Nanoparticles by a Combination of ATRP and Click Chemistry

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The synthesis of the alkyne PNIPAm through ATRP and the click reaction to form star PNIPAm-b-POSS.