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) |
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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 |
Determined by temperature-sweep rheology using 7 wt/v% solution of the polyurethanes in deionized water in all cases.