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Rapidly Responding pH- and Temperature-Responsive Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide)-Based Microgels and Assemblies
[Image: see text] Rapidly responding stimuli-responsive materials can have a benefit in a myriad of applications, for example, sensing and biosensing, actuation, and in drug delivery systems. Thermo- and pH-responsive materials have been among the most widely studied, and can be triggered at physiol...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6640923/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31457540 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b00103 |
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description | [Image: see text] Rapidly responding stimuli-responsive materials can have a benefit in a myriad of applications, for example, sensing and biosensing, actuation, and in drug delivery systems. Thermo- and pH-responsive materials have been among the most widely studied, and can be triggered at physiologically relevant temperatures and pH. Here, we have used a “homologous series” of acids based on the acrylic acid (AAc) backbone and incorporated them into N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAm)-based microgels. Specifically, the acids used were AAc, methacrylic acid (MAAc), ethylacrylic acid (EAAc), and butylacrylic acid (BAAc), which have pK(a)’s in the range of 4.25–7.4. The resultant microgels were characterized by optical microscopy, and their responsivity to temperature and pH studied by dynamic light scattering. The microgels were subsequently used to generate optical devices (etalons) and their pH and temperature response was also investigated. We found that the devices composed of BAAc-modified microgels exhibit unusually fast response kinetics relative to those of the rest of the devices. We also found that the speed of the response decreased as the length of the acid pendant group decreased, with AAc-modified microgel-based devices exhibiting the slowest response kinetics. Finally, we showed that the kinetics of the device’s temperature response also decreased as the length of the acid pendant group decreased, which we hypothesize is a consequence of the hydrophobicity of the acid groups, that is, increased hydrophobicity leads to faster responses. Understanding this behavior can lead to the rational design of fast responding materials for the applications mentioned above. |
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spelling | pubmed-66409232019-08-27 Rapidly Responding pH- and Temperature-Responsive Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide)-Based Microgels and Assemblies Ahiabu, Andrews Serpe, Michael J. ACS Omega [Image: see text] Rapidly responding stimuli-responsive materials can have a benefit in a myriad of applications, for example, sensing and biosensing, actuation, and in drug delivery systems. Thermo- and pH-responsive materials have been among the most widely studied, and can be triggered at physiologically relevant temperatures and pH. Here, we have used a “homologous series” of acids based on the acrylic acid (AAc) backbone and incorporated them into N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAm)-based microgels. Specifically, the acids used were AAc, methacrylic acid (MAAc), ethylacrylic acid (EAAc), and butylacrylic acid (BAAc), which have pK(a)’s in the range of 4.25–7.4. The resultant microgels were characterized by optical microscopy, and their responsivity to temperature and pH studied by dynamic light scattering. The microgels were subsequently used to generate optical devices (etalons) and their pH and temperature response was also investigated. We found that the devices composed of BAAc-modified microgels exhibit unusually fast response kinetics relative to those of the rest of the devices. We also found that the speed of the response decreased as the length of the acid pendant group decreased, with AAc-modified microgel-based devices exhibiting the slowest response kinetics. Finally, we showed that the kinetics of the device’s temperature response also decreased as the length of the acid pendant group decreased, which we hypothesize is a consequence of the hydrophobicity of the acid groups, that is, increased hydrophobicity leads to faster responses. Understanding this behavior can lead to the rational design of fast responding materials for the applications mentioned above. American Chemical Society 2017-05-03 /pmc/articles/PMC6640923/ /pubmed/31457540 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b00103 Text en Copyright © 2017 American Chemical Society This is an open access article published under an ACS AuthorChoice License (http://pubs.acs.org/page/policy/authorchoice_termsofuse.html) , which permits copying and redistribution of the article or any adaptations for non-commercial purposes. |
spellingShingle | Ahiabu, Andrews Serpe, Michael J. Rapidly Responding pH- and Temperature-Responsive Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide)-Based Microgels and Assemblies |
title | Rapidly Responding pH- and Temperature-Responsive
Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide)-Based Microgels
and Assemblies |
title_full | Rapidly Responding pH- and Temperature-Responsive
Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide)-Based Microgels
and Assemblies |
title_fullStr | Rapidly Responding pH- and Temperature-Responsive
Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide)-Based Microgels
and Assemblies |
title_full_unstemmed | Rapidly Responding pH- and Temperature-Responsive
Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide)-Based Microgels
and Assemblies |
title_short | Rapidly Responding pH- and Temperature-Responsive
Poly (N-Isopropylacrylamide)-Based Microgels
and Assemblies |
title_sort | rapidly responding ph- and temperature-responsive
poly (n-isopropylacrylamide)-based microgels
and assemblies |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6640923/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31457540 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b00103 |
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