Controlling properties of thermogels by tuning critical solution behaviour of ternary copolymers
Anton A. A. Smith, Caitlin L. Maikawa, Hector Lopez Hernandez, Eric A. Appel
Abstract
Thermogelling tri-block terpolymers were made from a bifunctional PEG RAFT agent. The critical solution behavior was tunable by alteration of the terpolymer composition, enabling modulation of gelation temperatures and hydrogel viscoelasticity.
Topics & Concepts
CopolymerBifunctionalTernary operationViscoelasticityRaftChemical engineeringMaterials sciencePEG ratioPolymer chemistryChemistryPolymerComputer scienceOrganic chemistryComposite materialFinanceEngineeringEconomicsProgramming languageCatalysisHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer composites and self-healing