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PEG-Based Microgels Formed by Visible-Light-Mediated Thiol-Ene Photo-Click Reactions.
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Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics . Mar2014, Vol. 215 Issue 6, p507-515. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Step-growth PEG-based microgels are produced via three liquid-liquid two-phase suspension polymerization systems: i) hexane with surfactants Span80/Tween80; ii) mineral oil with surfactant Pluronic F-68; and iii) surfactant-free dextran-rich aqueous solution. Following short vortexing to create monomer droplets, microgels are polymerized by a visible-light-initiated thiol-ene photo-click reaction using eosin-Y as the only photoinitiator. The use of hexane as the organic phase and Span-80/Tween-80 as the surfactants leads to PEG microgels with entrapped solvent droplets that dissolve rapidly with time. Microgels polymerized in mineral oil with surfactant Pluronic F-68 contain no entrapped droplets and are more uniform with smaller sizes. Visible-light-cured step-growth thiol-ene microgels can also be photo­polymerized in a surfactant-free aqueous two-phase system. The sizes of the microgels formed in aqueous phase are one order of magnitude smaller than those formed in organic solvent. Dual-layer microgels are also prepared using two-step thiol-ene reactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MICROGELS
*POLYMERIZATION research
*HEXANE
*MINERAL oils
*SURFACE active agents
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10221352
- Volume :
- 215
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 94973496
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.201300731