Effect of the crosslinking density and the method of sample preparation on the observed microstructure of macroporous and conventional poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) hydrogels |
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Authors: | Isabel E. Pacios Alejandra Pastoriza Ines F. Pierola |
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Affiliation: | (1) Departamento de Ciencias y Técnicas Fisicoquímicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad a Distancia (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain |
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Abstract: | SEM micrographs of macroporous and conventional poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) hydrogels were obtained for specimens synthesized in different conditions and prepared for microscopy by different methods (freeze drying of different solvents and critical point drying). The crosslinking density of both types of samples was determined through T g measurements. Open structures (honeycomb-like, fibrillar networks) were more frequently observed in specimens prepared by freeze drying of benzene, which was attributed to its large pressure and temperature at the triple point. In spite of the different structure in the millimeter scale, there is no significant difference in the mesh size of fibrillar networks observed for macroporous and conventional samples, and in both cases it decreases with increasing crosslinking density. Other effects of the crosslinking density are that only incomplete honeycomb-like structures were formed in low-crosslinking samples and that collapsed structures were developed by phase separation throughout polymerization in highly crosslinked samples. Fibrillar networks of 1-μm mesh size were observed for the uncrosslinked polymer. |
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Keywords: | Crosslinking Microstructure Macroporous Poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) Hydrogels |
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