Synthesis and characterization of new pH- and thermo-responsive hydrogels based on N-isopropylacrylamide and 2-oxazolines
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Abstract
New pH- and thermo-responsive hydrogels (HG) were synthesized by free radical polymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide and a macromonomer, which was a hydrolyzed random copolymer of 2-carboxyethyl- and 2-methyl-2-oxazoline, using a bisacrylamide as crosslinker. The polymerization was carried out in a mixture of water and ethanol at room temperature and was initiated by ammonium peroxodisulfate. The HG showed conformational transitions with variation of temperature and/or pH-value and as a function of hydrogel composition. This property was shown macroscopically as hydrogel contraction or expansion. The HG structures were characterized by high-resolution magic angle spinning (HRMAS) NMR spectroscopy. The thermal properties, in particular the lower critical solution temperatures, were determined by temperature-dependent HRMAS NMR measurements and differential scanning calorimetry. The pH responsibility was determined by swelling experiments in water at different pH values.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 208-216 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Designed monomers and polymers : an international journal on monomer and macromolecular synthesis |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 3 Apr 2014 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Externally published | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 84887475122 |
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ORCID | /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/148607917 |
Keywords
Keywords
- Graft copolymers, Hydrogels, Macromonomers, Networks, Stimuli-sensitive polymers, Swelling