“…[26][27][28][29][30][31][32] For example, thermoresponsive hybrids of PNIPAAm with inorganic compounds, such as gold nanoparticles, [33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41] gold nanocages, 42 silver nanoparticles, 43 magnetic nanoparticles, [44][45][46][47] silica nanoparticles [48][49][50] and silsesquioxanes, [51][52][53][54] have been developed with the aim of producing functional organic/inorganic nanomaterials. In addition, copolymers of PNIPAAm with acrylic acid, 55 carboxylates, 56 crown ethers, 57 aza crowns, 58 polythioethers, 59 phenanthoroline, 60 terpyridine 61 and iminodiacetic acid derivatives 62 have been synthesized to tune the LCST transition and achieve the extraction and recognition of metal ions. However, there have been no reports on controlling the alignment of metal complexes in these materials.…”