ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Self assembly of thermoresponsive gels

Abstract: Thermoresponsive gels are widely used for tissue engineering and drug delivery applications. They consist of a thermoresponsive polymer that self-assembles in a 3D network when increasing the temperature above a critical temperature. We have recently designed and synthesised a series of novel triblock amphiphilic thermoresponsive polymers that hold great promise as biocompatible gels for biomedical applications. Here, we propose to use rheo-SANS to simultaneously investigate the self-assembly and the macroscopic rheological behaviour of such polymers across a range of different temperatures and concentrations. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first rheo-SANS study on methacrylate-based ABC triblock copolymers. Its findings will feed into several projects of the PI's and the co-I's groups, providing essential insights for the design of a new class of thermoresponsive gels.

Principal Investigator: Dr Theoni Georgiou
Experimenter: Dr Anna Constantinou
Experimenter: Professor Molly Stevens
Local Contact: Dr James Doutch
Experimenter: Miss Valeria Nele

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1910285

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1910285

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

Data format: RAW/Nexus
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