scholarly journals Investigation of Binary Liquids in Unstable States—An Experimental Approach

Liquids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-46
Author(s):  
Alexander Igolnikov ◽  
Sergey Rutin ◽  
Pavel Skripov
Keyword(s):  
Local Heat ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Heated Layer ◽  
Polypropylene Glycol ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Binary Liquids ◽  
Unstable Solutions ◽  
Glycol Monobutyl Ether ◽  
Thermal Patterns ◽  
Unstable States

In this article, we present a methodology for conducting measurements based on pulse heating of a wire probe in partially soluble binary liquids. These liquids, which can be rapidly transferred to the region of unstable states above the diffusional spinodal, are novel research objects for the thermophysics of extreme states. Using the example of aqueous solutions of polypropylene glycol and glycol monobutyl ether having a lower critical solution temperature, the key hypothesis of the study on the general measurability of the properties of unstable solutions has been confirmed. The characteristic heating times from 1 to 15 milliseconds corresponded to the thickness of the heated layer comprising a few micrometers. The pressure was varied from units of MPa to 100 MPa. The conditions for the transition from measurements on pure components to those on solutions are formulated. The characteristic thermal patterns of the decay of unstable states depending on pressure and heating rate are revealed. The general possibility of using partially soluble binary liquids as a promising coolant in processes involving powerful local heat release is demonstrated.

Selective Hydrogen Bonding Controls Temperature Response of Layer-by-Layer Upper Critical Solution Temperature Micellar Assemblies

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliaksei Aliakseyeu ◽  
Victoria Albright ◽  
Danielle Yarbrough ◽  
Samantha Hernandez ◽  
Qing Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Methacrylic Acid ◽  
Temperature Response ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding Interactions ◽  
Upper Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Lbl Films

This work establishes a correlation between the selectivity of hydrogen-bonding interactions and the functionality of micelle-containing layer-by-layer (LbL) assemblies. Specifically, we explore LbL films formed by assembly of poly(methacrylic acid)...

scholarly journals Thermo- and Photoresponsive Behaviors of Dual-Stimuli-Responsive Organogels Consisting of Homopolymers of Coumarin-Containing Methacrylate

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 329
Author(s):  
Seidai Okada ◽  
Eriko Sato
Keyword(s):  
Functional Group ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Stimuli Responsive ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Equilibrium Degree ◽  
Stimuli Responsive Polymers ◽  
Responsive Polymers ◽  
Dual Functional ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Increasing Temperature

Coumarin-containing vinyl homopolymers, such as poly(7-methacryloyloxycoumarin) (P1a) and poly(7-(2′-methacryloyloxyethoxy)coumarin) (P1b), show a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) in chloroform, which can be controlled by the [2 + 2] photochemical cycloaddition of the coumarin moiety, and they are recognized as monofunctional dual-stimuli-responsive polymers. A single functional group of monofunctional dual-stimuli-responsive polymers responds to dual stimuli and can be introduced more uniformly and densely than those of dual-functional dual-stimuli-responsive polymers. In this study, considering a wide range of applications, organogels consisting of P1a and P1b, i.e., P1a-gel and P1b-gel, respectively, were synthesized, and their thermo- and photoresponsive behaviors in chloroform were investigated in detail. P1a-gel and P1b-gel in a swollen state (transparent) exhibited phase separation (turbid) through a temperature jump and reached a shrunken state (transparent), i.e., an equilibrium state, over time. Moreover, the equilibrium degree of swelling decreased non-linearly with increasing temperature. Furthermore, different thermoresponsive sites were photopatterned on the organogel through the photodimerization of the coumarin unit. The organogels consisting of homopolymers of coumarin-containing methacrylate exhibited unique thermo- and photoresponsivities and behaved as monofunctional dual-stimuli-responsive organogels.

scholarly journals Synthesis of a thermoresponsive crosslinked MEO2MA polymer coating on microclusters of iron oxide nanoparticles

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Lapresta-Fernández ◽  
Alfonso Salinas-Castillo ◽  
Luis Fermín Capitán-Vallvey
Keyword(s):  
Iron Oxide ◽  
Synthesis Temperature ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Covalent Attachment ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Tetraethylene Glycol ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Azo Initiator

AbstractEncapsulation of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) of iron (II, III) oxide (Fe3O4) with a thermopolymeric shell of a crosslinked poly(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate) P(MEO2MA) is successfully developed. Magnetic aggregates of large size, around 150–200 nm are obtained during the functionalization of the iron oxide NPs with vinyl groups by using 3-butenoic acid in the presence of a water soluble azo-initiator and a surfactant, at 70 °C. These polymerizable groups provide a covalent attachment of the P(MEO2MA) shell on the surface of the MNPs while a crosslinked network is achieved by including tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate in the precipitation polymerization synthesis. Temperature control is used to modulate the swelling-to-collapse transition volume until a maximum of around 21:1 ratio between the expanded: shrunk states (from 364 to 144 nm in diameter) between 9 and 49 °C. The hybrid Fe3O4@P(MEO2MA) microgel exhibits a lower critical solution temperature of 21.9 °C below the corresponding value for P(MEO2MA) (bulk, 26 °C). The MEO2MA coating performance in the hybrid microgel is characterized by dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy. The content of preformed MNPs [up to 30.2 (wt%) vs. microgel] was established by thermogravimetric analysis while magnetic properties by vibrating sample magnetometry.

A polyelectrolyte-containing copolymer with a gas-switchable lower critical solution temperature-type phase transition

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Jin Li ◽  
Yin-Ning Zhou ◽  
Zheng-Hong Luo ◽  
Shiping Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Cloud Point ◽  
Lower Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Type Phase

A polyelectrolyte-containing copolymer with a CO2/N2-switchable cloud point, resulting from the gas-induced alternation of hydrophilicity, was prepared.

Dual-temperature and pH responsive (ethylene glycol)-based nanogels via structural design

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 3061-3070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohei Kotsuchibashi ◽  
Ravin Narain
Keyword(s):  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Salt Concentration ◽  
Structural Design ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Ph Responsive ◽  
Solution Ph ◽  
Critical Solution Temperature ◽  
Carboxylic Acid Groups ◽  
The Core

Dual-temperature and pH responsive (ethylene glycol)-based nanogels were synthesized. Both the core and the shell of the nanogels showed a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) and the LCST of the shell was strongly affected by the solution pH and salt concentration due to the presence of carboxylic acid groups at the nanogel surface.

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