Issue 3, 2004
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Chemical Communications

Preparation of thermosensitive PNIPAAm hydrogels with superfast response

Xian-Zheng Zhanga  and  Chih-Chang Chu*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Textiles and Apparel & Biomedical Engineering Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-4401, USA

Abstract

A simple, effective strategy was developed and demonstrated to prepare thermosensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) hydrogel with a superfast response by using an organic solvent, tetrahydrofuran (THF), as a foaming agent as well as a precipitation agent during the polymerization/crosslinking in water at room temperature. The superfast response PNIPAAm hydrogel was attributed to the macroporous network and heterogeneous matrix, and it may contribute significantly to the construction of novel intelligent devices in the future.

Graphical abstract: Preparation of thermosensitive PNIPAAm hydrogels with superfast response

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B313073H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Oct 2003
Accepted
12 Dec 2003
First published
13 Jan 2004

Chem. Commun., 2004, 350-351

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