Vapour phase polymerisation of polyaniline into spiropyran photoresponsive poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels

Lynn Dennany, Silvia Scarmagnani, Emer Lahiff, Robert Byrne, Shannon Little, Gordon G Wallace, Dermot Diamond

Research output: Contribution to conferencePoster

Abstract

Vapor phase polymerisation of polyaniline within spiropyran poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAAm) photoresponsive hydrogel has been succesfully performed using ammonium persulfate as initiator. The new hybrid material retains the conductive properties of polyaniline and the photoresponsive activity of the pNIPAAm hydrogel, in which the spiropyran unit incorporated in the polymer backbone can be switched by light irradiation between a protonated and non-protonated merocyanine form inducing microrelief surface features in the hydrogel.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 5 Mar 2010
Event61st Pittcon 2010 - Orlando, Florida, United States
Duration: 28 Feb 20105 Mar 2010

Conference

Conference61st Pittcon 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, Florida
Period28/02/105/03/10

Keywords

  • polymerisation
  • spiropyran
  • polyaniline
  • hydrogels

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