Abstract: To increase the themosensitive behavior and antibacterial activity of cotton fabric,
a series of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)/chitosan (PNIPAAm/Cs) hydrogels was synthesized by
interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) technology using a redox initiator. The IPN PNIPAAm/Cs
hydrogel was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), differential scanning
calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results indicated that the IPN
PNIPAAm/Cs hydrogel has a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) at 33 ˝C. T