The effects of pH and ionic strength on equilibrium swelling of polyampholyte gels
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2017.01.028
Abstract: Abstract A model is developed for the elastic response of a charge-balanced polyampholyte gel subjected to swelling in an aqueous solution of a monovalent salt with arbitrary pH. A gel is treated as a three-phase… read more here.
Keywords: effects ionic; polyampholyte gels; equilibrium swelling; strength equilibrium ... See more keywords
Equilibrium swelling of multi-stimuli-responsive copolymer gels.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104623
Abstract: Copolymer gels prepared by polymerization of thermo-responsive and anionic monomers demonstrate strong sensitivity to several triggers such as temperature, pH and ionic strength of aqueous solutions. For biomedical applications of these materials (as on-off switches… read more here.
Keywords: swelling multi; equilibrium swelling; stimuli responsive; copolymer gels ... See more keywords
Equilibrium swelling of thermo-responsive copolymer microgels
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DOI: 10.1039/d0ra08619c
Abstract: Thermo-responsive (TR) hydrogels with a lower critical solution temperature swell strongly at temperatures below their volume phase transition temperature Tc and collapse above Tc. Biomedical application of these materials requires tuning the critical temperature in… read more here.
Keywords: thermo responsive; temperature; swelling thermo; copolymer microgels ... See more keywords