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GEL FORMATION OF POLYELECTROLYTE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS BY THERMALLY INDUCED CHANGES IN IONIZATION STATE
GEL FORMATION OF POLYELECTROLYTE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS BY THERMALLY INDUCED CHANGES IN IONIZATION STATE
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机译:电离态热诱导的变化形成高分子电解质水溶液的凝胶形成
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There is disclosed aqueous solutions of polyelectrolytes that can be neutralized by increasing temperature, under suitable polyelectrolyte charge state conditions, in order to obtain a homogeneous gel. This can be achieved by adding an appropriate weak electrolyte to the polyelectrolyte so that an increase of temperature will lead to a spatially homogeneous neutralization of the polyelectrolyte via proton transfer between the polyelectrolyte and the weak electrolyte. The ability of such a system to be thermally sensitive and to gel upon heating relies on the temperature dependence of the ionization equilibrium for the two components. This thermally induced neutralization reduces electrostatic repulsion between polyelectrolyte molecules allowing the manifestation of attractive polyelectrolyte-polyelectrolyte hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen bonding that result in gel formation. These new kinds of thermo sensitive gels can be used for biomedical applications.
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