Temperature-Dependent Nanomechanical Properties of Adsorbed Poly-NIPAm Microgel Particles Immersed in Water
Open Access
- 27 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Langmuir
- Vol. 37 (5), 1902-1912
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c03386
Abstract
The temperature dependence of nanomechanical properties of adsorbed poly-NIPAm microgel particles prepared by a semibatch polymerization process was investigated in an aqueous environment via indentation-based atomic force microscopy (AFM) methods. Poly-NIPAm microgel particles prepared by the classical batch process were also characterized for comparison. The local mechanical properties were measured between 26 and 35 degrees C, i.e., in the temperature range of the volume transition. Two different AFM tips with different shapes and end radii were utilized. The nanomechanical properties measured by the two kinds of tips showed a similar temperature dependence of the nanomechanical properties, but the actual values were found to depend on the size of the tip. The results suggest that the semibatch synthesis process results in the formation of more homogeneous microgel particles than the classical batch method. The methodological approach reported in this work is generally applicable to soft surface characterization in situ.Keywords
Funding Information
- Nemzeti Kutat?si Fejleszt?si ?s Innov?ci?s Hivatal (K116629)
- China Scholarship Council
- Hungarian Ministry for Innovation (FIKP DT - NKFIH-1157-8/2019-DT)
- Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office (FIKP DT - NKFIH-1157-8/2019-DT)
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