gradual phase transition;
temperature-sensitive hydrogel;
electric current;
copolymer;
D O I:
10.1016/S0014-3057(02)00187-8
中图分类号:
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号:
070305 ;
080501 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
The copolymer gels showing gradual phase transition induced by temperature were synthesized by redox random copolymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) and acrylic acid (AAc) monomer under a constant electric current. The behavior of gradual phase transition induced by temperature was examined by measuring the thermal properties, pKa values and swelling ratio. The experimental results indicate that temperature-induced gradual phase transitions of poly(NIPAAm-co-AAc) gel are mainly driven by transport before polymerization and protonation/ ionization of the AAc, caused by the electric current. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.