Electromagnetic radiation driving of volume changes in nanocomposites made of a thermosensitive hydrogel polymerized around conducting polymer nanoparticles

• Published in: RSC advances Vol. 1; no. 15; pp. 9155 - 9164
• Main Authors: Abel, Silvestre Bongiovanni, Rivarola, Claudia R, Barbero, Cesar A, Molina, Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 03.03.2020; The Royal Society of Chemistry
• Subjects: Acrylamide; Actuators; Chemistry; Conducting polymers; Crosslinking; Electromagnetic radiation; Free radical polymerization; Free radicals; Hydrogels; Irradiation; Isopropylacrylamide; Morphology; Nanocomposites; Nanofibers; Nanoparticles; Nanospheres; Phase transitions; Polyanilines; Polymerization; Polypyrroles; Radio frequency; Sulfonic acid; Thermogravimetric analysis

Polymeric nanocomposites were obtained by the formation of a thermosensitive hydrogel matrix around conducting polymer (CP) nanoparticles. The CP is able to absorb electromagnetic radiation which is converted into heat and induces the phase transition of the surrounding hydrogel. The method chosen t...