Title data
Säckel, Christoph ; von Klitzing, Regine ; Siegel, Renée ; Senker, Jürgen ; Vogel, Michael:
Water dynamics in solutions of linear poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide) studied by ²H NMR field-cycling relaxometry.
In: Frontiers in Soft Matter.
Vol. 4
(2024)
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- 1379816.
ISSN 2813-0499
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsfm.2024.1379816
Project information
Project title: |
Project's official title Project's id SFB 1585 "MultiTrans" 492723217 |
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Abstract in another language
We use 2H nuclear magnetic resonance to study the dynamics of deuterated water in a solution of linear poly (N-isopropyl acrylamide) (pNIPAM, 4 wt%) across its coil-to-globule transition at a lower critical solubility temperature (LCST) around 32°C. In agreement with previous studies, we find that the 2H spin-lattice (T1) and, in particular, spin-spin (T2) relaxation times abruptly decrease when heating through the LCST, indicating that the polymer collapse causes an emergence of a water fraction with strongly reduced mobility. To quantify the dynamics of this slow water fraction, we exploit the fact that 2H field-cycling relaxometry allows us to measure the spectral density of the water reorientation in a broad frequency range. We find that the slow water fraction is characterised by a broad logarithmic Gaussian distribution of correlation times (σLG = 2.3), which is centred about τLG ≈ 10–9 s near the LCST. Hence, the common assumption of a Debye spectral density does not apply. We argue that a minor water fraction, which is located inside the pNIPAM globules and shows dynamics governed by the disordered polymer matrix, accompanies a major water fraction with bulk-like dynamics above the LCST. The former fraction amounts to about 0.4 water molecules per NIPAM monomer. Several findings indicate fast exchange between these bound and free water fractions on the T1 and T2 time scales.
Further data
Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Subject classification: | Condensed Matter Physics; Inorganic Chemistry |
Institutions of the University: | Research Institutions > Collaborative Research Centers, Research Unit > SFB 1585 - MultiTrans – Structured functional materials for multiple transport in nanoscale confinements |
Result of work at the UBT: | No |
DDC Subjects: | 500 Science > 530 Physics 500 Science > 540 Chemistry |
Date Deposited: | 19 Jun 2024 05:40 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jun 2024 05:41 |
URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/89785 |