A Simple Method of Interpretating the Effects of Electric Charges on the Volume Phase Transition of Thermosensitive Gels

Hiroshi Maeda; Shigeo Sasaki; Hideya Kawasaki; Rie Kakehashi

doi:10.3390/gels4010024

Gels (Mar 2018)

A Simple Method of Interpretating the Effects of Electric Charges on the Volume Phase Transition of Thermosensitive Gels

Hiroshi Maeda,
Shigeo Sasaki,
Hideya Kawasaki,
Rie Kakehashi

Affiliations

Hiroshi Maeda: Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University, 46-6 Kashii 3-chome, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 813-0011, Japan
Shigeo Sasaki: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Hideya Kawasaki: Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita 564-8680, Japan
Rie Kakehashi: Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, 1-6-50 Morinomiya, Joto-ku, Osaka 536-8553, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/gels4010024
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
p. 24

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Various apparently inconsistent experimental observations have been reported on the effects of electric charges on the volume phase transition of thermosensitive gels. A simple method of interpretating these results is presented.

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ISSN: 2310-2861 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Inorganic chemistry; Science: Chemistry: General. Including alchemy
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/gels

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