Structure and conformation of thermo-responsive nanogels at air/water interface
Stimuli-responsive nanogels have the unique characteristics of being able to alter their size, volume occupied and hydrophobic character as a result of changes in the temperature of the solution. Upon dissolution in water, polymer backbone forms favourable hydrogen bonds with hydrophilic amide groups resulting in negative entropy of mixing. In this proposal we would like to gain a better understanding of the interfacial properties of stimuli-responsive NIPAM-based gels by determining their conformation and structural changes at the air/water interface as a function of both concentrations at several temperatures below their (Volume Phase Transition Temperature) VPTT. The parallel characterisation of the bulk properties have been carried out in our Lab as well as the synthesis of both protonated and deuterated nanogels.
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ZARBAKHSH Ali; Richard A. Campbell; Pengfei Liu; RESMINI Marina and ZIELINSKA Katarzyna. (2016). Structure and conformation of thermo-responsive nanogels at air/water interface. Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) doi:10.5291/ILL-DATA.9-11-1786
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