Thermoresponsive “irreversible” property change of POSS-crosslinked PNIPAAm hydrogels
Shohei Ida, Tenki Hikida, Atsumi Kawai, Tomonari Matsuda, Souma Suzuki, Hiroaki Imoto, Kensuke Naka, Shokyoku Kanaoka
Abstract
Incorporation of a strongly hydrophobic component as a crosslinking point enables reversibility control of property change of thermoresponsive hydrogels.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsProperty (philosophy)Thermoresponsive polymers in chromatographyPolymer chemistryChemical engineeringLower critical solution temperatureComponent (thermodynamics)Materials scienceChemistryPolymerOrganic chemistryCopolymerThermodynamicsHydrophilic interaction chromatographyPhilosophyEngineeringPhysicsEpistemologyHigh-performance liquid chromatographySupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials