Semi-interpenetrating polymer networks composed of poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) and polyacrylamide hydrogels
Jasna Djonlagić
Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
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Zoran S. Petrović
Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, 66762
Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, 66762Search for more papers by this authorJasna Djonlagić
Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
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Zoran S. Petrović
Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, 66762
Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas, 66762Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Three series of semi-interpenetrating polymer networks, based on crosslinked poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPA) and 1 wt % nonionic or ionic (cationic and anionic) linear polyacrylamide (PAAm), were synthesized to improve the mechanical properties of PNIPA gels. The effect of the incorporation of linear polymers into responsive networks on the temperature-induced transition, swelling behavior, and mechanical properties was studied. Polymer networks with four different crosslinking densities were prepared with various molar ratios (25:1 to 100:1) of the monomer (N-isopropyl acrylamide) to the crosslinker (methylenebisacrylamide). The hydrogels were characterized by the determination of the equilibrium degree of swelling at 25 °C, the compression modulus, and the effective crosslinking density, as well as the ultimate hydrogel properties, such as the tensile strength and elongation at break. The introduction of cationic and anionic linear hydrophilic PAAm into PNIPA networks increased the rate of swelling, whereas the presence of nonionic PAAm diminished it. Transition temperatures were significantly affected by both the crosslinking density and the presence of linear PAAm in the hydrogel networks. Although anionic PAAm had the greatest influence on increasing the transition temperature, the presence of nonionic PAAm caused the highest dimensional change. Semi-interpenetrating polymer networks reinforced with cationic and nonionic PAAm exhibited higher tensile strengths and elongations at break than PNIPA hydrogels, whereas the presence of anionic PAAm caused a reduction in the mechanical properties. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 3987–3999, 2004
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