Polymer gels have been studied extensively due to their ability to simulate biological tissues and to swell or collapse reversibly in response to external stimuli. This work presents a variety of studies using poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPA) hydrogels. The projects have been carried out both in the lab of Dr. Zhibing Hu and in collaboration with others outside of UNT: (1) an analysis of the swelling kinetics of microgel spherical shells prepared using a novel design of microfluidic devices; (2) a comparison of the drug-release rates between nanoparticle structures having either core or core-with-shell (core-shell) designs; (3) an investigation into the thermodynamics of swelling for microgels of exceedingly small size.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc149680 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Wahrmund, Joshua Joseph |
| Contributors | Hu, Zhibing, Krokhin, Arkadii, Ordonez, Carlos, Weathers, Duncan L. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Wahrmund, Joshua Joseph, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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