Abstract
Equilibrium swelling curves of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPA) gel and a series of its ionized counterparts were measured as a function of temperature. Nonionic NIPA gels underwent a sharp yet continuous volume change, whereas incorporation of a small amount of ionizable groups into the gel network drives the transition toward a discontinuous one. The critical ionic concentration and polymer network density at which the get undergoes a critical phase transition were determined. The results were analyzed using a mean field theory. Discrepancy between experimental data and theory is nontrivial, and may require the formulation of a more elaborate theory.
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Created | 23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 9:10 a.m.) |
Deposited | 1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 10, 2024, 1:30 a.m.) |
Indexed | 3 weeks, 6 days ago (Aug. 6, 2025, 8 a.m.) |
Issued | 38 years, 1 month ago (July 15, 1987) |
Published | 38 years, 1 month ago (July 15, 1987) |
Published Print | 38 years, 1 month ago (July 15, 1987) |
@article{Hirotsu_1987, title={Volume-phase transitions of ionized N-isopropylacrylamide gels}, volume={87}, ISSN={1089-7690}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.453267}, DOI={10.1063/1.453267}, number={2}, journal={The Journal of Chemical Physics}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Hirotsu, Shunsuke and Hirokawa, Yoshitsugu and Tanaka, Toyoichi}, year={1987}, month=jul, pages={1392–1395} }