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    Temperature and ionic strength modulated responses of modified with viologen derivative electrosensitive microgel

    Year: 2023

    Authors: Marcisz, Kamil; Sawicka, Maria; Jagleniec, Damian; Romanski, Jan; Karbarz, Marcin; Stojek, Zbigniew; Kaniewska, Klaudia

    Keywords: Electrosensitive microgel; Ionic-strength sensitivity; Modulation of volume phase transition; Thermosensitivity; Viologen derivative

    A new electroactive microgel was successfully synthesized. The starting material was a polymer based on N-isopropylacrylamide, sodium acrylate and the N,N'–methylenebisacrylamide crosslinker, which was functionalized with amine derivative of viologen. This two-redox-systems molecule was bound through the amide bond between the viologen amine group and the acrylate carboxylic group. A layer of the electroactive viologen-modified microgel was successfully attached to the Au Quartz-Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation (QCM-D) electrode surface using the “drop on” method. Electrochemical and gravimetric measurements indicated that the thickness of the p(NIPA-SA-V) microgel layer could be altered by three factors: temperature, ionic strength, and potential. Under optimal environmental conditions of 37 °C and low ionic strength, a fast and reversible thickness change from 400 to 250 nm was possible upon application of appropriate potential.
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