Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels Synthesis using Free Radical and RAFT Polymerization

FCT and FSE (Programa Operacional Potencial Humano/POPH) through the PhD scholarship SFRH/BD/76587/2011. FCT through researcher scholarship in the framework of the project PTDC/EQU-EQU/098150/2008 (Ministry of Science and Technology of Portugal/Program COMPETE - QCA III/ European Community/FEDER). Marie Curie Initial Training Network “Nanopoly” (Project: ITN-GA-2009-238700) program SAESCTN - PIIC&DT/1/2011, Programa Operacional Regional do Norte (ON.2), contract NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000014 (RL2_P3 Polymer Reaction Engineering).