Thermo-responsive PNIPAM nanofibres crosslinked by OpePOSS

Jing Wang, Christopher Hurren, Alessandra Sutti, Tong Lin, Xungai Wang

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Abstract

Stable and re-usable thermo-responsive hydrogel nanofibres were produced by electrospinning poly(Nisopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) in presence of a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) possessing eight epoxide groups, and of a 2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole (EMI) as a catalyst, followed by a heat curing treatment. The roles of the organic-base catalyst in the formation of crosslinked polymer network, fibre morphologies, and hydrogel properties were examined in this paper.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFourth International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event4th International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, SMN 2013 - Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Duration: 10 Jul 201312 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8793
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, SMN 2013
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityGold Coast, QLD
Period10/07/1312/07/13

Keywords

  • Electrospinning
  • Hydrogels
  • Nanofibres
  • OpePOSS
  • Thermo-responsive

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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