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聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)分散体中polymer结构对水限制的作用

The role of polymer structure on water confinement in poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) dispersions

E. Buratti, L. Tavagnacco, M. Zanatta, E. Chiessi, S. Buoso, S. Franco, B. Ruzicka, R. Angelini, A. Orecchini, M. Bertoldo, E. Zaccarelli

摘要:

聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)(PNIPAM)是一种合成聚合物,因其温敏特性而被广泛研究。然而,最近的工作也报道了在浓缩的PNIPAM悬浮液中在225 K附近的低温(蛋白质样)动力学转变的证据,与聚合物结构无关,即,对于线性链和微凝胶都是如此。在这项工作中,我们调查水-聚合物的相互作用,通过广泛的差示扫描量热法(DSC)测量两个系统,以了解不同的拓扑结构对溶液行为的影响,特别是关于结晶和熔融过程。此外,我们比较了质子化和氘代微凝胶,在水和氘代水。DSC的结果是补充动态光散射实验,这证实了选择性同位素取代不同地影响溶液的行为。我们的研究结果突出了聚合物结构对溶液行为所起的重要作用:事实上,微凝胶是更有效的限制剂,能够在更宽的浓度范围内避免水结晶,相对于线性链。总之,目前的数据将是有价值的解释未来的低温调查PNIPAM分散体,特别是中子散射实验。

英文摘要:

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) is a synthetic polymer that is widely studied for its thermoresponsive character. However, recent works also reported evidence of a low temperature (protein-like) dynamical transition around 225 K in concentrated PNIPAM suspensions, independently of the polymer architecture, i.e., both for linear chains and for microgels. In this work, we investigate water-polymer interactions by extensive differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurements of both systems, in order to understand the effect of the different topological structures on the solution behaviour, in particular regarding crystallization and melting processes. In addition, we compare protiated and deuterated microgels, in both water and deuterated water. The DSC results are complemented by dynamic light scattering experiments, which confirm that the selective isotopic substitution differently affects the solution behaviour. Our findings highlight the important role played by the polymer architecture on the solution behaviour: indeed, microgels turn out to be more efficient confining agents, able to avoid water crystallization in a wider concentration range with respect to linear chains. Altogether, the present data will be valuable to interpret future low-temperature investigations of PNIPAM dispersions, particularly by neutron scattering experiments.

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