Phase separation of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) solutions and gels using a near infrared fiber laser

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DeRosa, Michael E. [1 ]
DeRosa, Rebecca L. [2 ]
Noni, Lisa M. [1 ]
Hendrick, Erin S. [3 ]
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[1] Corning Incorporated, Science and Technology Division, Corning, NY
[2] Inamori School of Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
[3] Department of Textiles and Apparel, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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Journal of Applied Polymer Science | 2007年 / 105卷 / 04期
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We used a tunable near infrared fiber laser in the wavelength range of 1533-1573 nm to induce photo-thermal phase changes in poly(N- isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) aqueous solutions and hydrogels. The laser induces the hydrophilic to hydrophobic transition of the polymer by heating the surrounding water. We report our observations of the phase changes based on using a novel fiber backreflectance method coupled with visual cloud point measurements. At 1533 nm the phase transition was induced at the end of a single mode optical fiber with 9 mW of power at an ambient temperature of 24°C. We found that the power required to reach the lower critical solution temperature was inversely proportional to the absorption spectrum of water. In addition; phase changes in both solutions and gels occurred very rapidly (<1 s) as the laser was turned on and off. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals; Inc;
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