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Title: A Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy‐ based method for tracking diffusion in organogels

Abstract

Organogels possess characteristics that make them promising materials for enhancing our understanding of nanostructure-diffusion relationships in gels and for use in diffusion-centered applications including drug delivery and nanoreactor media. Unlike hydrogels, however, there are no well-recognized techniques for measuring the fundamental diffusion parameter of diffusivity, D, in organogels. The present work establishes a technique for measuring D based upon Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Physically crosslinked gels composed of poly[styrene-b-(ethylene-butylene)-b-styrene] and aliphatic mineral oil are used to showcase the new technique's capability. Diffusivity of unimers-oleic acid-and reverse micelles-sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate (AOT)-within as-prepared and preswollen gels is quantified and resultant values are commensurate with studies of unimer and micelle diffusion in hydrogels. The case of AOT diffusion is further validated through small-angle X-ray scattering analysis, which is in close agreement (<20% difference).

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Chemical EngineeringBucknell University Lewisburg Pennsylvania USA
  2. X‐ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory Lemont Illinois USA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1631203
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1631207; OSTI ID: 1658838
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; 1904047
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Polymer Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of Polymer Science Journal Volume: 58 Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 2642-4150
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; block copolymers; diffusion; infrared spectroscopy; organogels

Citation Formats

Mineart, Kenneth P., Walker, William W., Mogollon‐Santiana, Joaquin, and Lee, Byeongdu. A Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy‐ based method for tracking diffusion in organogels. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1002/pol.20200144.
Mineart, Kenneth P., Walker, William W., Mogollon‐Santiana, Joaquin, & Lee, Byeongdu. A Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy‐ based method for tracking diffusion in organogels. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20200144
Mineart, Kenneth P., Walker, William W., Mogollon‐Santiana, Joaquin, and Lee, Byeongdu. Fri . "A Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy‐ based method for tracking diffusion in organogels". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20200144.
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title = {A Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy‐ based method for tracking diffusion in organogels},
author = {Mineart, Kenneth P. and Walker, William W. and Mogollon‐Santiana, Joaquin and Lee, Byeongdu},
abstractNote = {Organogels possess characteristics that make them promising materials for enhancing our understanding of nanostructure-diffusion relationships in gels and for use in diffusion-centered applications including drug delivery and nanoreactor media. Unlike hydrogels, however, there are no well-recognized techniques for measuring the fundamental diffusion parameter of diffusivity, D, in organogels. The present work establishes a technique for measuring D based upon Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Physically crosslinked gels composed of poly[styrene-b-(ethylene-butylene)-b-styrene] and aliphatic mineral oil are used to showcase the new technique's capability. Diffusivity of unimers-oleic acid-and reverse micelles-sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate (AOT)-within as-prepared and preswollen gels is quantified and resultant values are commensurate with studies of unimer and micelle diffusion in hydrogels. The case of AOT diffusion is further validated through small-angle X-ray scattering analysis, which is in close agreement (<20% difference).},
doi = {10.1002/pol.20200144},
journal = {Journal of Polymer Science},
number = 12,
volume = 58,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Fri May 29 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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