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Amphiphilic Polymer Conetwork Gel Films Based on Tetra-Poly(ethylene Glycol) and Tetra-Poly(ε-Caprolactone)

Hagmann, Kevin ; Bunk, Carolin ; Böhme, Frank ; Klitzing, Regine von (2022)
Amphiphilic Polymer Conetwork Gel Films Based on Tetra-Poly(ethylene Glycol) and Tetra-Poly(ε-Caprolactone).
In: Polymers, 14 (13)
doi: 10.3390/polym14132555
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

The preparation and investigation of gel films from a model amphiphilic polymer conetwork (ACN) grant a deeper control and understanding of the structure–property relationship in the bulk phase and at the interface of materials with promising applications. In order to allow the simultaneous transport of hydrophilic and hydrophobic substances, polymeric networks with finely distributed hydrophilic and hydrophobic components are very suitable. When designing new soft materials such as coatings, in addition to the structure in the bulk phase, the structure at the interface plays a critical role. In this study, two alternating tetra-arm star polymers poly(ε-caprolactone) (tetra-PCL-Ox) and amino-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (tetra-PEG-NH2) form an amphiphilic polymer conetwork. The correlation between different synthesis strategies for gel films of this ACN model system and their resulting properties will be described. Through various spin coating techniques, control over film thickness and roughness is achievable and highlights differences to macroscopic gel samples. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements reveal the effect of solvents of different polarities on the swelling ability and surface structure. This correlates with AFM investigations of the mechanical properties on ACN gel films, demonstrating a strong effect on the resulting elastic modulus E, depending on the presence or absence of a good solvent during synthesis. Furthermore, a higher E modulus is obtained in the presence of the selective solvent water, compared to the non-selective solvent toluene. This observation is explained through selective swelling of the tetra-arm star polymers displaying a different hydrophobicity

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2022
Autor(en): Hagmann, Kevin ; Bunk, Carolin ; Böhme, Frank ; Klitzing, Regine von
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Amphiphilic Polymer Conetwork Gel Films Based on Tetra-Poly(ethylene Glycol) and Tetra-Poly(ε-Caprolactone)
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 23 Juni 2022
Verlag: MDPI
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Polymers
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 14
(Heft-)Nummer: 13
DOI: 10.3390/polym14132555
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

The preparation and investigation of gel films from a model amphiphilic polymer conetwork (ACN) grant a deeper control and understanding of the structure–property relationship in the bulk phase and at the interface of materials with promising applications. In order to allow the simultaneous transport of hydrophilic and hydrophobic substances, polymeric networks with finely distributed hydrophilic and hydrophobic components are very suitable. When designing new soft materials such as coatings, in addition to the structure in the bulk phase, the structure at the interface plays a critical role. In this study, two alternating tetra-arm star polymers poly(ε-caprolactone) (tetra-PCL-Ox) and amino-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (tetra-PEG-NH2) form an amphiphilic polymer conetwork. The correlation between different synthesis strategies for gel films of this ACN model system and their resulting properties will be described. Through various spin coating techniques, control over film thickness and roughness is achievable and highlights differences to macroscopic gel samples. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements reveal the effect of solvents of different polarities on the swelling ability and surface structure. This correlates with AFM investigations of the mechanical properties on ACN gel films, demonstrating a strong effect on the resulting elastic modulus E, depending on the presence or absence of a good solvent during synthesis. Furthermore, a higher E modulus is obtained in the presence of the selective solvent water, compared to the non-selective solvent toluene. This observation is explained through selective swelling of the tetra-arm star polymers displaying a different hydrophobicity

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Art.No.: 2555; Erstveröffentlichung

Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 05 Fachbereich Physik
05 Fachbereich Physik > Institut für Festkörperphysik (2021 umbenannt in Institut für Physik Kondensierter Materie (IPKM))
Hinterlegungsdatum: 18 Jul 2022 08:38
Letzte Änderung: 03 Jul 2024 02:57
PPN: 498614336
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