Dynamics and Rheological Behavior of Chitosan-Grafted-Polyacrylamide in Aqueous Solution upon Heating
Open Access
- 14 April 2020
- Vol. 12 (4), 916
- https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12040916
Abstract
In this work, the transformation of chitosan-grafted-polyacrylamide (GPAM) aggregates in aqueous solution upon heating was explored by cryo-electron microscope (cryo-TEM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS), and larger aggregates were formed in GPAM aqueous solution upon heating, which were responsible for the thermo-thickening behavior of GPAM aqueous solution during the heating process. The heating initiates a transformation from H-bonding aggregates to a large-sized cluster formed by self-assembled hydrophobic chitosan backbones. The acetic acid (HAc) concentration has a significant effect on the thermo-thickening behavior of GPAM aqueous solution; there is a critical value of the concentration (>0.005 M) for the thermo-thickening of 10 mg/mL GPAM solution. The concentration of HAc will affect the protonation degree of GPAM, and affect the strength of the electrostatic repulsion between GPAM molecular segments, which will have a significant effect on the state of the aggregates in solution. Other factors that have an influence on the thermo-thickening behavior of GPAM aqueous solution upon heating were investigated and discussed in detail, including the heating rate and shear rate.Keywords
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