The deformation of hydrogel microspheres at the air/water interface

• DOI: 10.1039/c7cc09603h
• Publication Date: 2018-01-05T09:34:29Z
• Authors: Haruka Minato; Masaki Murai; Takumi Watanabe; Shusuke Matsui; Masaya Takizawa; Takuma Kureha; Daisuke Suzuki
• Keywords: Precipitation polymerization; Aqueous medium

The deformation of soft hydrogel microspheres (microgels) adsorbed at the air/water interface was investigated for first time using large poly(<italic>N</italic>-isopropyl acrylamide)-based microgels synthesized by a modified aqueous precipitation polymerization method.