Journal article
Functionalized Microgel Swelling: Comparing Theory and Experiment
Abstract
A comprehensive gel swelling model accounting for the effects of added salt, counterion/polyelectrolyte charge condensation, inter-cross-link chain length distribution, polyelectrolyte chain stiffness, and direct charge-charge repulsion between fixed polymer network charges has been applied to predict water fraction profiles in -COOH-functionalized microgels based on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide). The model can successfully order the microgels …
Authors
Hoare T; Pelton R
Journal
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 111, No. 41, pp. 11895–11906
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Publication Date
October 1, 2007
DOI
10.1021/jp072360f
ISSN
1520-6106