Synthesis and characterization of p (N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels with tunable swelling behavior using different crosslinkers

Year 2021, Volume: 49 Issue: 1, 93 - 106, 01.01.2021

Şenol Kubilay , Kadir Selçuk , Dursun Sarıaydın

https://doi.org/10.15671/hjbc.719698

Cited By: 2

Abstract

In the present study, a set of hydrogels were synthesized using N-isopropylacrylamide with various cross linkers at various dosages via free radical polymerization. Thermal and structural properties of the synthesized hydrogels were characterized via thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) and Fourier Transformation Infrared Radiation (FTIR) spectroscopy. The effect of crosslinkers such as N,N´-Methylenebisacrylamide, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate (p(EGDMA), and polyethylene glycol diacrylate (p(EGDA) (Mn:258, Mn:575, Mn:700) were used in p(NIPAM) hydrogel preparation and their effect on swelling behavior was investigated. It was found that the swelling rate was increased as the molecular masses of the cross-linkers used decreased, whereas the hydrogel prepared using p(EGDA)-700 swelled more than the other p(EGDA) crosslinked p(NIPAM) hydrogels.

Keywords

Functional hydrogels, N-isopropylacrylamide, thermoresponsive hydrogels, swelling, crosslinker

Supporting Institution

Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Coordinatorship of Scientific Research Projects

Project Number

BAP FBA-7893-2019

Thanks

The authors grateful for the financial from Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Coordinatorship of Scientific Research Projects.

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