Characterization of new thermo-responsive hydrogels for optical sensing applications

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10902/2578
ISSN: 1996-756X
ISSN: 0277-786X
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Rueda Sánchez, Juan Carlos; Contreras Villalobos, Kevin; Coello Paria, Rafael; Lomer Barboza, Mauro MatíasAutoridad Unican; Komber, Hartmut; Zschoche, Stefan; Voit, Brigitte
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2007-05-07
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© 2007 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic electronic or print reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.
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Proceedings of SPIE, 2007, vol. 6572, 65720T
Enabling Photonics Technologies for Defense, Security, and Aerospace Applications III, Orlando (FL), 2007
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SPIE Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
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Thermo-responsive proprieties
Smart hydrogels
Optical sensing
Abstract:
We report the use of new hydrogels based on poly-N-isopropylacrilamide and MeOXA in order to measure temperature using optical transmittance. We have obtained thermo-responsive hydrogels based on the radical copolymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) and bis-macromonomers of 2-methyl-2-oxazoline (MeOXA). The hydrogels show conformational transitions at defined temperatures, which are a function of the molar ratio NIPAAm / MeOXA inside of the hydrogel. The temperatures of transition have been determined by means of 1H NMR spectroscopy and by turbidity measurements using an optical setup with optical fibers and a diode laser. We show the first experimental results and we discuss some future applications such as an optical switch or a device for optical sensing.
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