期刊
POLYMER
卷 244, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.124628
关键词
Polymer hydrogels; Thermo-responsive materials; Diffusion
资金
- Polish National Science Centre [2016/21/N/ST5/03078]
Understanding the diffusion of solutes in hydrogels is crucial for developing applications, and this study investigated the influence of structural parameters on diffusion in POEGMAs hydrogels. FCS was used to analyze the diffusion process, revealing two components attributed to steric effects and interactions with the polymer. The relationship between diffusion and polymer concentration showed two regimes, influenced by hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity and cross-links. The release time of a model drug was found to be shorter in denser hydrogel networks, indicating the importance of drug affinity over diffusion.
Understanding just how solutes such as small molecules, polymers or proteins diffuse in smart hydrogels is a key factor in developing potential applications. In this work, we used fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) to study how structural parameters (length of side groups, network density) influence the diffusion of small dye molecules in poly (oligo (ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylates) (POEGMAs) hydrogels. Two diffusion components were found and attributed to (i) Fickian-like diffusion slowed only by steric effects, and (ii) diffusion slowed by interactions with the polymer. The relationship between the diffusion component (i) and the polymer concentration showed two regimes with different slopes in both hydrogels and solutions of non-crosslinked polymers, additionally studied for reference. The threshold between these regimes depended on the polymer hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity and the presence of cross-links. The release time of the model drug (ibuprofen) proved to be shorter in the case of denser hydrogel networks than for looser ones. This means that the drug affinity to the polymer network is the crucial parameter determining release processes, while the diffusion factor is of secondary and minor importance.
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