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Stimuli-responsive polymer hydrogels containing partially exfoliated graphite

  1. Valeria Alzari1,
  2. Alberto Mariani1,*,
  3. Orietta Monticelli2,
  4. Luca Valentini3,
  5. Daniele Nuvoli1,
  6. Massimo Piccinini4,
  7. Sergio Scognamillo1,
  8. Silvia Bittolo Bon3,
  9. Javier Illescas5

Article first published online: 1 OCT 2010

DOI: 10.1002/pola.24341

Issue

Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volume 48, Issue 23, pages 5375–5381, 1 December 2010

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How to Cite

Alzari, V., Mariani, A., Monticelli, O., Valentini, L., Nuvoli, D., Piccinini, M., Scognamillo, S., Bon, S. B. and Illescas, J. (2010), Stimuli-responsive polymer hydrogels containing partially exfoliated graphite. J. Polym. Sci. A Polym. Chem., 48: 5375–5381. doi: 10.1002/pola.24341

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, University of Sassari and local INSTM unit, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy

  2. 2

    Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy

  3. 3

    Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Perugia, INSTM Research Unit, Strada di Pentima 4, 05100 Terni, Italy

  4. 4

    Porto Conte Ricerche S.r.l., SP 55 km 8.400 Loc. Tramariglio, 07041 Alghero (Sassari), Italy

  5. 5

    Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 04510, México D.F.

*Department of Chemistry, University of Sassari and local INSTM unit, Via Vienna 2, 07100 Sassari, Italy

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 28 OCT 2010
  2. Article first published online: 1 OCT 2010
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 24 AUG 2010
  4. Manuscript Received: 30 JUL 2010

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  • Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca Funds (PRIN)

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Keywords:

  • composites;
  • frontal polymerization;
  • hydrogels;
  • radical polymerization;
  • stimuli-sensitive polymers;
  • swelling

Abstract

In this work, a new stimuli-responsive composite polymer hydrogel containing partially exfoliated graphite was prepared by frontal polymerization. The materials obtained were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, RAMAN, scan electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and in terms of swelling behavior. It was found that the maximum temperature reached by the polymerization front and the lower critical solution temperature are affected by the graphite content. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2010

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