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.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PUCP/oai:tesis.pucp.edu.pe:20.500.12404/22220 |
Date | 28 April 2022 |
Creators | Campos Dávila, Estuardo Job |
Contributors | Rueda Sanchez, Juan Carlos |
Publisher | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, PE |
Source Sets | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
Format | application/pdf |
Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess, Atribución 2.5 Perú, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/pe/ |
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