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. 2020 Oct 26;10(64):39109–39120. doi: 10.1039/d0ra07426h

Summary of critical micelle concentration (CMC), thermodynamics of micellisation, and gel properties for thermogelling polyurethanes, ordered by increasing molecular weight.

S/N Polymer name M n (kDa) Degree of branch-ing (10−4 mol g−1) CMC (wt%) ΔH of micellsation (kJ mol−1) ΔS of micellesation at 25 °C (kJ mol−1 K−1) ΔG of micellesation at 25 °C (kJ mol−1) Gelation temperature Tgela (°C) Storage modulus of gel at 37 °Ca (Pa)
1 1P40 1h 31.2 3.8 0.173 47.4 0.276 −34.8 31.7 92.5
2 1P30 1h 49.6 4.6 0.189 37.1 0.241 −34.8 25.7 153
3 1P35 4h 49.6 3.9 0.143 46.4 0.276 −35.6 17.6 529
4 1P30 3h 57.0 4.7 0.166 46.4 0.274 −35.3 15.0 550
5 1P35 2h 59.1 2.6 0.147 46.3 0.274 −35.2 18.1 439
6 1P35 3h 60.0 2.8 0.0747 27.3 0.217 −37.5 17.4 544
7 1P30 2h 62.2 3.7 0.147 54.7 0.303 −35.5 20.0 335
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Determined by temperature-sweep rheology using 7 wt/v% solution of the polyurethanes in deionized water in all cases.