Thermoresponsive fluorinated polyacrylamides with low cytotoxicityElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c2py20747h

We report the unique thermoresponsive properties of fluorinated polyacrylamides, poly[ N -(2,2-difluoroethyl)acrylamide] (P2F). The solubility of fluorinated polyacrylamides in water can be easily controlled by changing the number of fluorine atoms in N -ethyl groups. Moreover, we demonstrate that fluorinated polyacrylamides are less cytotoxic than poly( N -isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM). We report the unique thermoresponsive properties of fluorinated polyacrylamides, poly[ N -(2,2-difluoroethyl)acrylamide] (P2F).