Swelling-Induced Optical Anisotropy of Thermoresponsive Hydrogels Based on Poly(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate): Deswelling Kinetics Probed by Quantitative Mueller Matrix Polarimetry

Patil, Nagaraj ; Soni, Jalpa ; Ghosh, Nirmalya ; De, Priyadarsi (2012) Swelling-Induced Optical Anisotropy of Thermoresponsive Hydrogels Based on Poly(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate): Deswelling Kinetics Probed by Quantitative Mueller Matrix Polarimetry The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 116 (47). pp. 13913-13921. ISSN 1520-6106

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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1021/jp308850a

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Abstract

Thermodynamically favored polymer-water interactions below lower critical solution temperature (LCST) caused swelling induced optical anisotropy (linear retardance) of thermoresponsive hydrogels based on poly(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate). This was exploited to study the macroscopic deswelling kinetics quantitatively by a generalized polarimetry analysis method, based on measurement of Mueller matrix and its subsequent inverse analysis via polar decomposition approach. The derived medium polarization parameters, namely, linear retardance (δ), diattenuation (d), and depolarization coefficient (Δ) of the hydrogels showed interesting differences between the gels prepared by conventional free radical polymerization (FRP) and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT) and also between dry and swollen state. The effect of temperature, cross-linking density and polymerization technique employed to synthesize hydrogel on deswelling kinetics was systematically studied via conventional gravimetry and corroborated further with the corresponding Mueller matrix derived quantitative polarimetry characteristics (δ, d, and Δ). The RAFT gels exhibited higher swelling ratio and swelling induced optical anisotropy compared to FRP gels and also deswelled faster at 30 oC. In contrary, at 45 oC, deswelling was significantly retarded for the RAFT gels due to formation of skin layer, which was confirmed and quantified via the enhanced diattenuation and depolarization parameters.

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