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Aoki K, Sugawara-Narutaki A, Takahashi R. Polymeric Sol-Gel Transition with the Diverging Correlation Length Verified by Small-Angle X-ray Scattering. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:10396-10401. [PMID: 37955630 PMCID: PMC10683071 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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Sol-gel transitions of polymers are pivotal phenomena in material science, yet the critical phenomenon of structure during gelation has remained unclear. Here, we investigated the sol-gel transition of a fluorous polymer, poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene), in a blend of two ionic liquids. This system features a quite high amount of cross-linker and binding sites with ion-dipole interactions between the cation and C-F dipoles, thereby facilitating easy exchange of the cross-links. Changing the mixing ratio of the two ionic liquids enabled tuning the ion-dipole interactions and inducing sol-gel transition. Notably, the correlation length and molar mass, obtained by small-angle X-ray scattering, diverged at the gelation point. Moreover, the derived critical exponents (ν = 0.85 ± 0.05) aligns remarkably well with the prediction from percolation theory (ν = 0.88). To our knowledge, this is the first report on the evident divergence during polymeric gelation by small-angle scattering and the verification of the critical exponents of the percolation theory.
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- Kota Aoki
- Department of Energy Engineering,
Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Energy Engineering,
Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Energy Engineering,
Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan
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Popescu I, Constantin M, Bercea M, Coșman BP, Suflet DM, Fundueanu G. Poloxamer/Carboxymethyl Pullulan Aqueous Systems-Miscibility and Thermogelation Studies Using Viscometry, Rheology and Dynamic Light Scattering. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15081909. [PMID: 37112056 PMCID: PMC10143542 DOI: 10.3390/polym15081909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Thermally-induced gelling systems based on Poloxamer 407 (PL) and polysaccharides are known for their biomedical applications; however, phase separation frequently occurs in mixtures of poloxamer and neutral polysaccharides. In the present paper, the carboxymethyl pullulan (CMP) (here synthesized) was proposed for compatibilization with poloxamer (PL). The miscibility between PL and CMP in dilute aqueous solution was studied by capillary viscometry. CMP with substitution degrees higher than 0.5 proved to be compatible with PL. The thermogelation of concentrated PL solutions (17%) in the presence of CMP was monitored by the tube inversion method, texture analysis and rheology. The micellization and gelation of PL in the absence or in the presence of CMP were also studied by dynamic light scattering. The critical micelle temperature and sol-gel transition temperature decrease with the addition of CMP, but the concentration of CMP has a peculiar influence on the rheological parameters of the gels. In fact, low concentrations of CMP decrease the gel strength. With a further increase in polyelectrolyte concentration, the gel strength increases until 1% CMP, then the rheological parameters are lowered again. At 37 °C, the gels are able to recover the initial network structure after high deformations, showing a reversible healing process.
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- Irina Popescu
- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41-A Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania
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- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41-A Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania
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- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41-A Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania
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- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41-A Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania
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- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41-A Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania
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- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41-A Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania
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Diffusion/Reaction Limited Aggregation Approach for Microstructure Evolution and Condensation Kinetics during Synthesis of Silica-Based Alcogels. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24031999. [PMID: 36768318 PMCID: PMC9916539 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24031999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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A base-catalysed methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) colloidal gel formation was implemented as a cellular automaton (CA) system, specifically diffusion and/or reaction-limited aggregation. The initial characteristic model parameters were determined based on experimental synthesis of MTMS-based, ambient-pressure-dried aerogels. The applicability of the numerical approach to the prediction of gels' condensation kinetics and their structure was evaluated. The developed model reflects the kinetics properly within the investigated chemical composition range (in strongly reaction-limited aggregation conditions) and, to a slightly lesser extent, the structural properties of aggregates. Ultimately, a relatively simple numerical model reflecting silica-based gel formation was obtained and verified experimentally. The CA simulations have proved valid for understanding the relation between the initial chemical composition and kinetics constants of MTMS-based synthesis and their impact on secondary particle aggregation process kinetics.
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Kiyama R, Yoshida M, Nonoyama T, Sedlačík T, Jinnai H, Kurokawa T, Nakajima T, Gong JP. Nanoscale TEM Imaging of Hydrogel Network Architecture. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2208902. [PMID: 36349878 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202208902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this work, the authors succeed in direct visualization of the network structure of synthetic hydrogels with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) by developing a novel staining and network fixation method. Such a direct visualization is not carried out because sample preparation and obtaining sufficient contrast are challenging for these soft materials. TEM images reveal robust heterogeneous network architectures at mesh size scale and defects at micro-scale. TEM images also reveal the presence of abundant dangling chains on the surface of the hydrogel network. The real space structural information provides a comprehensive perspective that links bulk properties with a nanoscale network structure, including fracture, adhesion, sliding friction, and lubrication. The presented method has the potential to advance the field.
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- Ryuji Kiyama
- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
- Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
- Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
- Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
- Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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- Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
- Global Station for Soft Matter, Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 001-0021, Japan
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Design of cysteine-based self-assembling polymer drugs for anticancer chemotherapy. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 220:112909. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Lu Z, Zhang T, Liu Z, Kong X, Sun Z. Investigation of the tetraethoxysilane‐derived sol–gel process by rheological oscillation test and the effect of different synthetic parameters. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Zichen Lu
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering Tongji University Shanghai China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering Tongji University Shanghai China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering Tongji University Shanghai China
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- Department of Civil Engineering Tsinghua University Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering Tongji University Shanghai China
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Li J, Yang X, Yuan L, Li Z, Zeng Y, Shen H. The molecular dynamics during gelation of resorcinol and formaldehyde as studied by dielectric relaxation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Su Y, Wang Z, Legrand A, Aoyama T, Ma N, Wang W, Otake KI, Urayama K, Horike S, Kitagawa S, Furukawa S, Gu C. Hypercrosslinked Polymer Gels as a Synthetic Hybridization Platform for Designing Versatile Molecular Separators. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:6861-6870. [PMID: 35315656 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c01090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hypercrosslinked polymers (HCPs), amorphous microporous three-dimensional networks based on covalent linkage of organic building blocks, are a promising class of materials due to their high surface area and easy functionalization; however, this type of material lacks processability due to its network rigidity based on covalent crosslinking. Indeed, the development of strategies to improve its solution processability for broader applications remains challenging. Although HCPs have similar three-dimensionally crosslinked networks to polymer gels, HCPs usually do not form gels but insoluble powders. Herein, we report the synthesis of HCP gels from a thermally induced polymerization of a tetrahedral monomer, which undergoes consecutive solubilization, covalent bond formation, colloidal formation, followed by their aggregation and percolation to yield a hierarchically porous network. The resulting gels feature concentration-dependent hierarchical porosities and mechanical stiffness. Furthermore, these HCP gels can be used as a platform to achieve molecular-level hybridization with a two-dimensional polymer during the HCP gel formation. This method provides functional gels and corresponding aerogels with the enhancement of porosities and mechanical stiffness. Used in column- and membrane-based molecular separation systems, the hybrid gels exhibited a separation of water contaminants with the efficiency of 97.9 and 98.6% for methylene blue and KMnO4, respectively. This result demonstrated the potentials of the HCP gels and their hybrid derivatives in separation systems requiring macroscopic scaffolds with hierarchical porosity.
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- Yan Su
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.,Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.,Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.,Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, No. 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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Okihara M, Okuma K, Kawamura A, Miyata T. Photoresponsive Gelation of Four-Armed Poly(ethylene glycol) with Photodimerizable Groups. Gels 2022; 8:183. [PMID: 35323296 PMCID: PMC8950757 DOI: 10.3390/gels8030183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Standard hydrogels prepared by free radical polymerization (FRP) have heterogeneous structures with a wide mesh size distribution, which affect their mechanical and separation properties. Recent research has identified four-armed poly(ethylene glycol) (tetra-PEG) as a solution to this problem. tetra-PEG gels with a homogeneous network can be prepared and applied as high-strength gels and cell-culture substrates by reacting two types of tetra-PEG with different reactive groups at the ends. In this study, we report a photoresponsive tetra-PEG that undergoes a phase transition from a sol to a gel state in response to light. tetra-PEGs containing cinnamoyl and maleimide groups at the ends of the four-armed chains were found to gel when exposed to light. The effects of polymer concentration and light irradiation time on the gelation of tetra-PEG containing photodimerization groups were investigated. The results showed that the elastic modulus of the gel increased with the increase in the light irradiation time.
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- Masaaki Okihara
- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan; (M.O.); (K.O.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan; (M.O.); (K.O.); (A.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan; (M.O.); (K.O.); (A.K.)
- Organization for Research and Development of Innovative Science and Technology, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan; (M.O.); (K.O.); (A.K.)
- Organization for Research and Development of Innovative Science and Technology, Kansai University, 3-3-35, Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
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Fujiyabu T, Sakai T, Kudo R, Yoshikawa Y, Katashima T, Chung UI, Sakumichi N. Temperature Dependence of Polymer Network Diffusion. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2021; 127:237801. [PMID: 34936791 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.127.237801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The swelling dynamics of polymer gels are characterized by the (collective) diffusion coefficient D of the polymer network. Here, we measure the temperature dependence of D of polymer gels with controlled homogeneous network structures using dynamic light scattering. An evaluation of the diffusion coefficient at the gelation point D_{gel} and the increase therein as the gelation proceeds ΔD≡D-D_{gel} indicates that ΔD is a linear function of the absolute temperature with a significantly large negative constant term. This feature is formally identical to the recently discovered "negative energy elasticity" [Y. Yoshikawa et al. Phys. Rev. X 11, 011045 (2021)PRXHAE2160-330810.1103/PhysRevX.11.011045], demonstrating a nontrivial similarity between the statics and dynamics of polymer networks.
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- Takeshi Fujiyabu
- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Yokochi H, Ohira M, Oka M, Honda S, Li X, Aoki D, Otsuka H. Topology Transformation toward Cyclic, Figure-Eight-Shaped, and Cross-Linked Polymers Based on the Dynamic Behavior of a Bis(hindered amino)disulfide Linker. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Hirogi Yokochi
- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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Koziol MF, Fischer K, Seiffert S. Structural and Gelation Characteristics of Metallo-Supramolecular Polymer Model-Network Hydrogels Probed by Static and Dynamic Light Scattering. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Martha Franziska Koziol
- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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Legrand A, Liu LH, Royla P, Aoyama T, Craig GA, Carné-Sánchez A, Urayama K, Weigand JJ, Lin CH, Furukawa S. Spatiotemporal Control of Supramolecular Polymerization and Gelation of Metal-Organic Polyhedra. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:3562-3570. [PMID: 33646776 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c00108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
In coordination-based supramolecular materials such as metallogels, simultaneous temporal and spatial control of their assembly remains challenging. Here, we demonstrate that the combination of light with acids as stimuli allows for the spatiotemporal control over the architectures, mechanical properties, and shape of porous soft materials based on metal-organic polyhedra (MOPs). First, we show that the formation of a colloidal gel network from a preformed kinetically trapped MOP solution can be triggered upon addition of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and that acid concentration determines the reaction kinetics. As determined by time-resolved dynamic light scattering, UV-vis absorption, and 1H NMR spectroscopies and rheology measurements, the consequences of the increase in acid concentration are (i) an increase in the cross-linking between MOPs; (ii) a growth in the size of the colloidal particles forming the gel network; (iii) an increase in the density of the colloidal network; and (iv) a decrease in the ductility and stiffness of the resulting gel. We then demonstrate that irradiation of a dispersed photoacid generator, pyranine, allows the spatiotemporal control of the gel formation by locally triggering the self-assembly process. Using this methodology, we show that the gel can be patterned into a desired shape. Such precise positioning of the assembled structures, combined with the stable and permanent porosity of MOPs, could allow their integration into devices for applications such as sensing, separation, catalysis, or drug release.
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- Alexandre Legrand
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Chung Li, 32023 Taiwan
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Chung Li, 32023 Taiwan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.,Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Nishizawa Y, Minato H, Inui T, Uchihashi T, Suzuki D. Nanostructures, Thermoresponsiveness, and Assembly Mechanism of Hydrogel Microspheres during Aqueous Free-Radical Precipitation Polymerization. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:151-159. [PMID: 33355463 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Although techniques to produce uniformly sized hydrogel microspheres (microgels) by aqueous free-radical precipitation polymerization are well established, the details of the polymerization process remain mysterious. In the present study, the structural evolution and thermoresponsiveness of the developing microgels during the polymerization were evaluated by temperature-controlled high-speed atomic force microscopy. This analysis clarified that the swelling properties of the precursor microgels formed in the early stages of the polymerization are quite low due to the high incorporation of cross-linkers and that non-thermoresponsive deca-nanosized spherical domains are already present in the precursor microgels. Furthermore, we succeeded in tracking the formation of nuclei and their growth process, which has never been fully understood, in aqueous solution by real-time observations. These findings will help us to design functional microgels with the desired nanostructures via precipitation polymerization.
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- Yuichiro Nishizawa
- Graduate School of Textile Science & Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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- Graduate School of Textile Science & Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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- Graduate School of Textile Science & Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Structural Biology Research Center, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chiksusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8602, Japan
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan
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- Graduate School of Textile Science & Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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Kim J, Fujiyabu T, Sakumichi N, Katashima T, Yoshikawa Y, Chung UI, Sakai T. Mixing and Elastic Contributions to the Diffusion Coefficient of Polymer Networks. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Junhyuk Kim
- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Kononenko VL, Yurina LV, Rosenfeld MA. Multiscale Fluctuation Dynamics of Polymer Gels. DOKLADY PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s0012501620040016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mechanism of heat-induced gelation for ovalbumin under acidic conditions and the effect of peptides. Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1038/s41428-020-0382-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Kohl K. Comparison of Dynamic Light Scattering and Rheometrical Methods to Determine the Gel Point of a Radically Polymerized Hydrogel under Mechanical Shear. MICROMACHINES 2020; 11:mi11050462. [PMID: 32354108 PMCID: PMC7281437 DOI: 10.3390/mi11050462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The phase transition of nanocomposite hydrogels made of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAm) and clay (Laponite® XLS) was investigated under mechanical shear influencing the gelation. The hydrogels were synthesized by free radical polymerization. For the processing of cross-linked gels, the phase transition (liquid–solid) and its dependence on mechanical stress are of paramount importance. On the one hand, the determination of the gel point (tg) is possible with rheometry and, on the other hand, with dynamic light scattering (DLS). With rotational rheometry, by identifying the abrupt increase of viscosity, the gel point is evaluated. The DSL is an alternative method to rheometry, to investigate hydrogels under the action of the shear flow, to make results comparable to the rheometric investigations, with and without shear. Experimental parameters were chosen based on preparatory work to obtain comparable results regarding the determination of the gel point of a radically polymerized NIPAm hydrogel.
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- Katinka Kohl
- Chair of Magnetofluiddynamics, Measuring and Automation Technology, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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Huang X, Nakagawa S, Li X, Shibayama M, Yoshie N. A Simple and Versatile Method for the Construction of Nearly Ideal Polymer Networks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202001271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Xin Huang
- Institute of Industrial ScienceThe University of Tokyo 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-8505 Japan
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- Institute of Industrial ScienceThe University of Tokyo 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-8505 Japan
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- Institute for Solid State PhysicsThe University of Tokyo 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha Kashiwa-shi Chiba 277–8581 Japan
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- Institute for Solid State PhysicsThe University of Tokyo 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha Kashiwa-shi Chiba 277–8581 Japan
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- Institute of Industrial ScienceThe University of Tokyo 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-8505 Japan
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Huang X, Nakagawa S, Li X, Shibayama M, Yoshie N. A Simple and Versatile Method for the Construction of Nearly Ideal Polymer Networks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:9646-9652. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202001271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Xin Huang
- Institute of Industrial ScienceThe University of Tokyo 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-8505 Japan
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- Institute of Industrial ScienceThe University of Tokyo 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-8505 Japan
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- Institute for Solid State PhysicsThe University of Tokyo 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha Kashiwa-shi Chiba 277–8581 Japan
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- Institute for Solid State PhysicsThe University of Tokyo 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha Kashiwa-shi Chiba 277–8581 Japan
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- Institute of Industrial ScienceThe University of Tokyo 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-8505 Japan
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Tanc B, Orakdogen N. Influence of gel preparation concentration on statistical mechanics of poly(dialkylaminoethyl methacrylate) gels on the basis of scaling concept: Toward tunable elasticity and thermomechanical parameters. J Appl Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/app.48350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Beril Tanc
- Department of Chemistry, Soft Materials Research LaboratoryIstanbul Technical University 34469 Maslak Istanbul Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Soft Materials Research LaboratoryIstanbul Technical University 34469 Maslak Istanbul Turkey
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Legrand A, Craig GA, Bonneau M, Minami S, Urayama K, Furukawa S. Understanding the multiscale self-assembly of metal-organic polyhedra towards functionally graded porous gels. Chem Sci 2019; 10:10833-10842. [PMID: 32110353 PMCID: PMC7012067 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc04543k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Spatial heterogeneity and gradients within porous materials are key for controlling their mechanical properties and mass/energy transport, both in biological and synthetic materials. However, it is still challenging to induce such complexity in well-defined microporous materials such as crystalline metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Here we show a method to generate a continuous gradient of porosity over multiple length scales by taking advantage of the amorphous nature of supramolecular polymers based on metal-organic polyhedra (MOPs). First, we use time-resolved dynamic light scattering (TRDLS) to elucidate the mechanism of hierarchical self-assembly of MOPs into colloidal gels and to understand the relationship between the MOP concentrations and the architecture of the resulting colloidal networks. These features directly impact the viscoelastic response of the gels and their mechanical strength. We then show that gradients of stiffness and porosity can be created within the gel by applying centrifugal force at the point of colloidal aggregation. These results with the creation of asymmetric and graded pore configuration in soft materials could lead to the emergence of advanced properties that are coupled to asymmetric molecule/ion transport as seen in biological systems.
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- Alexandre Legrand
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS) , Kyoto University , Yoshida, Sakyo-ku , Kyoto 606-8501 , Japan .
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS) , Kyoto University , Yoshida, Sakyo-ku , Kyoto 606-8501 , Japan .
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS) , Kyoto University , Yoshida, Sakyo-ku , Kyoto 606-8501 , Japan .
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering , Kyoto Institute of Technology , Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku , Kyoto 606-8585 , Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering , Kyoto Institute of Technology , Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku , Kyoto 606-8585 , Japan
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS) , Kyoto University , Yoshida, Sakyo-ku , Kyoto 606-8501 , Japan .
- Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry , Graduate School of Engineering , Kyoto University , Katsura, Nishikyo-ku , Kyoto 615-8510 , Japan
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Fujiyabu T, Yoshikawa Y, Kim J, Sakumichi N, Chung UI, Sakai T. Shear Modulus Dependence of the Diffusion Coefficient of a Polymer Network. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Takeshi Fujiyabu
- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Multi-Step Concanavalin A Phase Separation and Early-Stage Nucleation Monitored Via Dynamic and Depolarized Light Scattering. CRYSTALS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst9120620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Protein phase separation and protein liquid cluster formation have been observed and analysed in protein crystallization experiments and, in recent years, have been reported more frequently, especially in studies related to membraneless organelles and protein cluster formation in cells. A detailed understanding about the phase separation process preceding liquid dense cluster formation will elucidate what has, so far, been poorly understood—despite intracellular crowding and phase separation being very common processes—and will also provide more insights into the early events of in vitro protein crystallization. In this context, the phase separation and crystallization kinetics of concanavalin A were analysed in detail, which applies simultaneous dynamic light scattering and depolarized dynamic light scattering to obtain insights into metastable intermediate states between the soluble phase and the crystalline form. A multi-step mechanism was identified for ConA phase separation, according to the resultant ACF decay, acquired after an increase in the concentration of the crowding agent until a metastable ConA gel intermediate between the soluble and final crystalline phases was observed. The obtained results also revealed that ConA is trapped in a macromolecular network due to short-range intermolecular protein interactions and is unable to transform back into a non-ergodic solution.
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Shoaib T, Espinosa-Marzal RM. Influence of Loading Conditions and Temperature on Static Friction and Contact Aging of Hydrogels with Modulated Microstructures. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:42722-42733. [PMID: 31623436 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b14283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Biological tribosystems enable diverse functions of the human body by maintaining extremely low coefficients of friction via hydrogel-like surface layers and a water-based lubricant. Although stiction has been proposed as a precursor to damage, there is still a lack of knowledge about its origin and its relation to the hydrogel's microstructure, which impairs the design of soft matter as replacement biomaterials. In this work, the static friction of poly(acrylamide) hydrogels with modulated composition was investigated by colloidal probe lateral force microscopy as a function of load, temperature, and loading time. Temperature-dependent studies enable to build a phase diagram for hydrogel's static friction, which explains stiction via (polymer) viscoelastic and poroelastic relaxation, and a subtle transition from solid- to liquid-like interfacial behavior. At room temperature, the static friction increases with loading time, a phenomenon called contact aging, which stems from the adhesion of the polymer to the colloid and from the drainage-induced increase in contact area. Contact aging is shown to gradually vanish with increase in temperature, but this behavior strongly depends on the hydrogel's composition. This work scrutinizes the relation between the microstructure of hydrogel-like soft matter and interfacial behavior, with implications for diverse areas of inquiry, not only in biolubrication and biomedical applications but also in soft robotics and microelectromechanical devices, where the processes occurring at the migrating hydrogel interface are of relevance. The results support that modulating both the hydrogel's mesh size and the structure of the near-surface region is a means to control static friction and adhesion. This conceptual framework for static friction will foster further understanding of the wear of hydrogel-like materials.
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- Tooba Shoaib
- The Materials Science and Engineering , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 1304 W Green Street , Urbana , Illinois 61801 , United States
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 205 N. Matthews Avenue , Urbana , Illinois 61801 , United States
- The Materials Science and Engineering , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , 1304 W Green Street , Urbana , Illinois 61801 , United States
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Rahman A, Rahman MM, Mollah MYA, Susan MABH. Ultraslow Relaxation in Aprotic Double Salt Ionic Liquids. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:5577-5587. [PMID: 31184890 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b03964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A mixture of two pure ionic liquids (ILs) or double salt ILs (DSILs) can push the limits of ILs in terms of unraveling their unique physicochemical properties and potential in clean technology. While the correlated ion dynamics and heterogeneity in the bulk of pure ILs have been reported, such a phenomenon at longer timescales in DSILs has never been elucidated. Here, a combination of temperature-dependent polarized dynamic light scattering and rheological measurements has been employed to reveal the presence of structural and ultraslow relaxation in three DSILs, each containing a 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium cation and two different anions. The slow relaxation caused by Brownian diffusion of cluster-like arrangements occurs at a timescale of a few to several hundred milliseconds; both the relaxation processes, nevertheless, are Arrhenius in nature. Notably, slow relaxation in the DSILs is much different compared to that in the pure ILs. The decay of intensity correlation functions (ICFs) and average hydrodynamic correlation length of the clusters and their response to temperature markedly vary with the nature of the two anions present in the DSILs. Stretched exponential analyses of the ICFs disclose the cluster-to-cluster transfer of ionic species as well as percolation dynamics among clusters. The identity of anions also governs whether the DSILs follow or violate the Stokes-Einstein relationship or not.
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- Adhip Rahman
- Material Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry , University of Dhaka , Dhaka 1000 , Bangladesh
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- Material Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry , University of Dhaka , Dhaka 1000 , Bangladesh
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- Material Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry , University of Dhaka , Dhaka 1000 , Bangladesh
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Li X, Noritomi T, Sakai T, Gilbert EP, Shibayama M. Dynamics of Critical Clusters Synthesized by End-Coupling of Four-Armed Poly(ethylene glycol)s. Macromolecules 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Xiang Li
- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo,
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, ANSTO, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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Nishizawa Y, Matsui S, Urayama K, Kureha T, Shibayama M, Uchihashi T, Suzuki D. Non‐Thermoresponsive Decanano‐sized Domains in Thermoresponsive Hydrogel Microspheres Revealed by Temperature‐Controlled High‐Speed Atomic Force Microscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201903483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yuichiro Nishizawa
- Graduate School of Textile Science & Technology Shinshu University 3-15-1 Tokida Ueda Nagano 386-8567 Japan
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- Graduate School of Textile Science & Technology Shinshu University 3-15-1 Tokida Ueda Nagano 386-8567 Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering Kyoto Institute of Technology Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8585 Japan
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- Institute for Solid State PhysicsThe University of Tokyo Kashiwanoha Kashiwa 277-8581 Japan
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- Institute for Solid State PhysicsThe University of Tokyo Kashiwanoha Kashiwa 277-8581 Japan
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- Department of Physics and Structural Biology Research CenterGraduate School of ScienceNagoya University Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya Aichi 464-8602 Japan
- Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems National Institutes of Natural Sciences 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji Okazaki Aichi 444-8787 Japan
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- Graduate School of Textile Science & Technology Shinshu University 3-15-1 Tokida Ueda Nagano 386-8567 Japan
- Division of Smart TextilesInstitute for Fiber EngineeringInterdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge ResearchShinshu University 3-15-1 Tokida Ueda Nagano 386-8567 Japan
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Nishizawa Y, Matsui S, Urayama K, Kureha T, Shibayama M, Uchihashi T, Suzuki D. Non-Thermoresponsive Decanano-sized Domains in Thermoresponsive Hydrogel Microspheres Revealed by Temperature-Controlled High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:8809-8813. [PMID: 31056848 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201903483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Despite the tremendous efforts devoted to the structural analysis of hydrogel microspheres (microgels), many details of their structures remain unclear. Reported in this study is that thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (pNIPAm)-based microgels exhibit not only the widely accepted core-shell structures, but also inhomogeneous decanano-sized non-thermoresponsive spherical domains within their dense cores, which was revealed by temperature-controlled high-speed atomic force microscopy (TC-HS-AFM). Based on a series of experiments, it is concluded that the non-thermoresponsive domains are characteristic for pNIPAm microgels synthesized by precipitation polymerization, and plausible structures for microgels prepared by other polymerization techniques are proposed.
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- Yuichiro Nishizawa
- Graduate School of Textile Science & Technology Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida Ueda, Nagano, 386-8567, Japan
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- Graduate School of Textile Science & Technology Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida Ueda, Nagano, 386-8567, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8585, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, 277-8581, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Structural Biology Research Center, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8602, Japan.,Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 5-1 Higashiyama, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8787, Japan
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- Graduate School of Textile Science & Technology Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida Ueda, Nagano, 386-8567, Japan.,Division of Smart Textiles, Institute for Fiber Engineering, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida Ueda, Nagano, 386-8567, Japan
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Static Light Scattering Monitoring and Kinetic Modeling of Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Synthesis. Processes (Basel) 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/pr7040237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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A kinetic model describing aqueous acrylamide homopolymerization and copolymerization of acrylamide with methylene bisacrylamide, leading to hydrogel formation, is presented and applied in the simulation of these reaction processes. This modeling approach is based on population balances of generating functions and, besides the crosslinking mechanisms inherent to network formation, other specific kinetic steps important in acrylamide polymerization (e.g., branching due to backbiting) are considered in the simulation tool developed. The synthesis of acrylamide polymers and hydrogels was performed at 26 °C and at 40 °C using two different initiation systems. The formation of such materials was monitored using in-line static light scattering (SLS), and the spatial inhomogeneity of the final hydrogels was also measured using this experimental technique. It is shown that the simulations are helpful in describing information provided by SLS in-line monitoring, namely in the early stages of polymerization with the transition from dilute to semi-dilute regime. Indeed, it finds a plausible match between the critical overlap polymer concentration and gelation, this later leading to the observed spatial heterogeneity of the hydrogels. Usefulness of the kinetic model for defining operation conditions (initial composition, semi-batch feed policies, chain transfer, etc.) in making the shift from gelation to the semi-dilute regime is discussed, and the extension of this approach to processes enabling a higher control of gelation (e.g., controlled radical polymerization) is also prospected.
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Pancerz M, Ptaszek A, Sofińska K, Barbasz J, Szlachcic P, Kucharek M, Łukasiewicz M. Colligative and hydrodynamic properties of aqueous solutions of pectin from cornelian cherry and commercial apple pectin. Food Hydrocoll 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.10.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Zhou Y, Fujisawa S, Saito T, Isogai A. Characterization of Concentration-Dependent Gelation Behavior of Aqueous 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl−Cellulose Nanocrystal Dispersions Using Dynamic Light Scattering. Biomacromolecules 2018; 20:750-757. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Yaxin Zhou
- Department of Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Zhang Z, Li Q, Yesildag C, Bartsch C, Zhang X, Liu W, Loebus A, Su Z, Lensen MC. Influence of Network Structure on the Crystallization Behavior in Chemically Crosslinked Hydrogels. Polymers (Basel) 2018; 10:E970. [PMID: 30960894 PMCID: PMC6403567 DOI: 10.3390/polym10090970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The network structure of hydrogels is a vital factor to determine their physical properties. Two network structures within hydrogels based on eight-arm star-shaped poly(ethylene glycol)(8PEG) have been obtained; the distinction between the two depends on the way in which the macromonomers were crosslinked: either by (i) commonly-used photo-initiated chain-growth polymerization (8PEG⁻UV), or (ii) Michael addition step-growth polymerization (8PEG⁻NH₃). The crystallization of hydrogels is facilitated by a solvent drying process to obtain a thin hydrogel film. Polarized optical microscopy (POM) results reveal that, while in the 8PEG⁻UV hydrogels only nano-scaled crystallites are apparent, the 8PEG⁻NH₃ hydrogels exhibit an assembly of giant crystalline domains with spherulite sizes ranging from 100 to 400 µm. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) analyses further confirm these results. A model has been proposed to elucidate the correlations between the polymer network structures and the crystallization behavior of PEG-based hydrogels.
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- Zhenfang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Nanostrukturierte Biomaterialien, Sekr. TC 1, Straße des 17. Juni 124, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Nanostrukturierte Biomaterialien, Sekr. TC 1, Straße des 17. Juni 124, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Nanostrukturierte Biomaterialien, Sekr. TC 1, Straße des 17. Juni 124, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Nanostrukturierte Biomaterialien, Sekr. TC 1, Straße des 17. Juni 124, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Technische Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Nanostrukturierte Biomaterialien, Sekr. TC 1, Straße des 17. Juni 124, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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Parrish E, Seeger SC, Composto RJ. Temperature-Dependent Nanoparticle Dynamics in Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Gels. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Emmabeth Parrish
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Yi HL, Hua CC. PBTTT-C 16 sol-gel transition by hierarchical colloidal bridging. SOFT MATTER 2018; 14:1270-1280. [PMID: 29367967 DOI: 10.1039/c7sm02493b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A versatile conjugated polymer, poly(2,5-bis(3-hexadecyllthiophen-2-yl)thieno[3,2-b]thiophene) (pBTTT-C16, with Mw = 61 309 g mol-1), in a relatively good solvent (chlorobenzene, CB) medium is shown to produce gels through hierarchical colloidal bridging. Multiscale static/dynamic light and X-ray scattering analysis schemes along with complementary microscopy imaging techniques clearly reveal that upon cooling from the solution state at 80 °C to various gelation temperatures (5, 10, and 15 °C), rod-like colloidal pBTTT-C16 aggregates morph into spherical ones, triggering hierarchical colloid formation and bridging that eventually turn the solution into a gel after about one-day aging. A certain fraction of primal packing units-spherical gelators (∼1 nm in mean radius)-constitute the spherical building particles (∼10 nm) noted above, which in turn constitute loose-packing aggregate clusters (∼300 nm) in the sol state. As gelation proceeds, the aggregate cluster interiors tighten substantially, and micrometer-sized clusters (∼3 μm) formed by them begin to take shape and further interconnect to form the gel network (mean porosity size ∼240 nm and spatial inhomogeneity length ∼20 μm). Rheological measurements and kinetic analysis reveal that the gelation temperature can also have a notable impact on gel microstructure, gelation rate, and mechanical strength, resulting in, for instance, a prominently nonergodic and porous structure for the soft gel incubated at a higher temperature T = 15 °C. The ac conductivity exhibits a notable upturn near pBTTT-C16/CB gelation, well above those achieved by the counterpart pBTTT-C14 solutions, which, in interesting contrast, cannot be brought to the gel phase under similar experimental conditions.
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- Han-Liou Yi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi 62102, Taiwan.
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Kaldéus T, Nordenström M, Carlmark A, Wågberg L, Malmström E. Insights into the EDC-mediated PEGylation of cellulose nanofibrils and their colloidal stability. Carbohydr Polym 2018; 181:871-878. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.11.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Study of autocorrelation function of polymer and polymer–nanocomposite solutions using dynamic light scattering method. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-017-1368-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Nordenström M, Fall A, Nyström G, Wågberg L. Formation of Colloidal Nanocellulose Glasses and Gels. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:9772-9780. [PMID: 28853581 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Nanocellulose (NC) suspensions can form rigid volume-spanning arrested states (VASs) at very low volume fractions. The transition from a free-flowing dispersion to a VAS can be the result of either an increase in particle concentration or a reduction in interparticle repulsion. In this work, the concentration-induced transition has been studied with a special focus on the influence of the particle aspect ratio and surface charge density, and an attempt is made to classify these VASs. The results show that for these types of systems two general states can be identified: glasses and gels. These NC suspensions had threshold concentrations inversely proportional to the particle aspect ratio. This dependence indicates that the main reason for the transition is a mobility constraint that, together with the reversibility of the transition, classifies the VASs as colloidal glasses. If the interparticle repulsion is reduced, then the glasses can transform into gels. Thus, depending on the preparation route, either soft and reversible glasses or stiff and irreversible gels can be formed.
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- Malin Nordenström
- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology and Wallenberg Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology , Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology and Wallenberg Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology , Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Health Science & Technology, ETH Zurich , Schmelzbergstrasse 9, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology and Wallenberg Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology , Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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Jianlong Z, Congde Q, Weiliang L, Qinze L. Gelation, Network Structure and Properties of Physically Crosslinked Gelatin Gels: Effect of Salt Cation Valence. J MACROMOL SCI B 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2017.1381000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Zhang Jianlong
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, PR China
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Amoeba-like self-oscillating polymeric fluids with autonomous sol-gel transition. Nat Commun 2017; 8:15862. [PMID: 28703123 PMCID: PMC5511347 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In the field of polymer science, many kinds of polymeric material systems that show a sol-gel transition have been created. However, most systems are unidirectional stimuli-responsive systems that require physical signals such as a change in temperature. Here, we report on the design of a block copolymer solution that undergoes autonomous and periodic sol-gel transition under constant conditions without any on–off switching through external stimuli. The amplitude of this self-oscillation of the viscosity is about 2,000 mPa s. We also demonstrate an intermittent forward motion of a droplet of the polymer solution synchronized with the autonomous sol-gel transition. This polymer solution bears the potential to become the base for a type of slime-like soft robot that can transform its shape kaleidoscopically and move autonomously, which is associated with the living amoeba that moves forward by a repeated sol-gel transition. Most polymeric materials that show sol-gel transitions are unidirectional and stimuli-responsive systems. Here the authors show a block copolymer solution that undergoes autonomous and periodic sol-gel transitions under constant conditions.
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Preparation and characterization of dispersions based on chitosan and poly(styrene sulfonate). Colloid Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-017-4099-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Polymer-network gels often display nano- to microstructural inhomogeneity; this article reviews multiple types of origin of this structural feature.
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- Sebastian Seiffert
- Institute of Physical Chemistry
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- D-55128 Mainz
- Germany
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Shudo Y, Izumi A, Hagita K, Nakao T, Shibayama M. Large-scale molecular dynamics simulation of crosslinked phenolic resins using pseudo-reaction model. POLYMER 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2016.09.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Munier P, Gordeyeva K, Bergström L, Fall AB. Directional Freezing of Nanocellulose Dispersions Aligns the Rod-Like Particles and Produces Low-Density and Robust Particle Networks. Biomacromolecules 2016; 17:1875-81. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.6b00304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Pierre Munier
- Department
of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 106
91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Chimie
ParisTech
11, rue Pierre et Marie Curie Paris, FR 75005, France
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- Department
of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 106
91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 106
91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department
of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 106
91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Padoł AM, Maurstad G, Draget KI, Stokke BT. Delaying cluster growth of ionotropic induced alginate gelation by oligoguluronate. Carbohydr Polym 2015; 133:126-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Revised: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Shudo Y, Izumi A, Takeuchi T, Nakao T, Shibayama M. Dynamic light scattering study of the curing mechanisms of novolac-type phenolic resins. Polym J 2015. [DOI: 10.1038/pj.2015.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Gelation and cross-link inhomogeneity of phenolic resins studied by small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering and 1H-pulse NMR spectroscopy. POLYMER 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2015.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Liaw CY, Henderson KJ, Burghardt WR, Wang J, Shull KR. Micellar Morphologies of Block Copolymer Solutions near the Sphere/Cylinder Transition. Macromolecules 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/ma501763x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Chya Yan Liaw
- Advanced
Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Advanced
Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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