Characterization of thermo and pH responsive NIPAM based microgels and their membrane blocking potential
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2013
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Elsevier
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Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects;Volume 428, 5 July 2013, Pages 53-59
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Abstract
This work aims to study the behavior of temperature-responsive p(NIPAM) and temperature/pHresponsive p(NIPAM)/acrylic acid (AA) microgels. Three microgels were synthesized using surfactant free
emulsion polymerization technique, these are p(NIPAM), p(NIPAM)-co-AA 95:5% (w/w) and p(NIPAM)-
co-AA 90:10% (w/w). Dynamic light scattering was used to study the behavior of diluted microgel
dispersions (0.5%, w/w p(NIPAM)), while rheology was used to study the viscosity of 2% (w/w) p(NIPAM)
dispersions. The characterization data indicate the swelling/deswelling and flocculation/deflocculation
behavior of the microgels. The conditions required for flocculation were used to test the ability of the
microgel dispersions to block a membrane of pore size 5 m. In 3 h, p(NIPAM), p(NIPAM) 5% AA (w/w)
and p(NIPAM)10% AA (w/w) blocked the membrane (decrease the flow rate) by 96.16, 59.44 and 59.8%
respectively. Thus,the controlled flocculation of microgels may be used in applications where pore blocking is important such as the treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity, given that the VPTT of p(NIPAM) is
≈34 ◦C, which is very close to the human body temperature.
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p(NIPAM), Acrylic acid, DLS, Rheology, Particle concentration, Membrane blockage
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