2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of polymer materials with ordered structure using cross-linking agent.
| Project/Area Number |
20550192
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Polymer/Textile materials
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| Research Institution | Kumamoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
OGATA Tomonari Kumamoto University, イノベーション推進機構, 准教授 (90332866)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KURIHARA Seiji 熊本大学, 自然科学研究科, 教授 (50225265)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 高分子ゲル / 光配向 / 光硬化 / アゾベンゼン |
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| Research Abstract |
In this study, we have tried to give anisotropy on the swelling-shrinking behavior of the hydrogel by ordering the molecular axis of cross-linker using photo-responsible azobenzene structure. We have introduced binding functional groups in the both sides of azobenzene molecule having photo aligning property. These azobenzene cross-linkers shows photo-orientation and light cure ability in solid polymers. And, the mobility of azobenzene molecules was limited by photo curing in a solid polymer matrix. Although, the influence of limitation of the cross-linker on the swelling-shrinking behavior was insignificant due to the larger disordering of polymer network caused by expansion of network at swelling behavior.
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Research Products
(6 results)
