화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.80, No.5, 798-805, 2001
Temperature-responsive properties of poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylamide)-graft-oligo(ethylene glycol) hydrogels
A series of temperature- and pH-responsive hydrogels were prepared from acrylic acid (AAc), acrylamide (AAm), oligo(ethylene glycol)monoacrylate (OEGMA), and oligo(ethylene glycol)diacrylate by varying the AAc:AAm molar ratio and the OEGMA content. Phase-transition temperatures and swelling ratios of the obtained poly(AAc-co-AAm)-graft-OEG gels were measured as a function of temperature and pH. At pH < 5, the obvious transition temperatures ranging from 5 to 35C were obtained as the AAc : AAm molar ratio was varied. The highest transition temperature was obtained at the AAc : AAm ratios of 5 : 5 and 6 : 4, and the sharp transition curves were observed at the AAc : AAm ratios from 5 : 5 to 8 : 2. The transition temperature further increased with increasing OEGMA content. It was suggested that OEG graft chains with a large mobility played an important role for the formation of hydrogen bonding in the hydrogels. The gels prepared here showed obvious reproducibility of the phase transition in response to temperature changes, which suggests the feasibility of their practical applications.