Super Resolution Imaging Studies of Spatially Heterogeneous Thermosensitive Gels
ORAL · Invited
Abstract
The impact of spatial variations in crosslink densities within polymer gels are often masked by ensemble averaged measurements. This talk will present insights into the nature, origin and impact on mechanical properties of these network inhomogeneities from super resolution microscopy studies of model thermosensitive PNIPAM gels.
*This work is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant no. 1654599 and instrumentation acquired under grant no. 1725984. Acknowledgment is made to the Donors of the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund for partial support of this research.
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Presenters
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Chaitanya Ullal
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute