Hydrogels based on N-ispropylacrylamide and 2-(2-methoxyethoxy) ethyl methacrylate synthetized by ATRP

• Grant number: 14/21392-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: July 15, 2015
• End date: November 14, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry - Physical-Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Maria Isabel Felisberti
• Grantee: Rafael Natal Lima de Menezes
• Supervisor: Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), United States
• Associated to the scholarship: 13/04217-4 - Hydrogels based on amphiphilic copolymers of sucrose methacrylate and N-isopropylacrylamide, BP.IC

Abstract

This project aims the synthesis of cross-linked hydrogels based on N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) and 2-(2-methoxyethoxy) ethyl methacrylate (MEO2MA) by Controlled Radical Polymerization (CRP). Copolymers of NIPAAm and MEO2MA will be synthetized using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP), and characterized with respect to its composition and physical-chemical properties in solution. It is expected to obtain responsive hydrogels, whereas PNIPAAm and PMEO2MA shown thermo-responsivity in water. (AU)