TY - JOUR
T1 - A modified Boltzmann sigmoidal model for the phase transition of smart gels
AU - Navarro-Verdugo, Adriana L.
AU - Goycoolea, Francisco M.
AU - Romero-Meléndez, Guillermo
AU - Higuera-Ciapara, Inocencio
AU - Argüelles-Monal, Waldo
PY - 2011/6/21
Y1 - 2011/6/21
N2 - Smart gels are soft polymeric systems that exhibit a reversible phase transition when exposed to environmental stimuli. A modified Boltzmann sigmoidal equation is proposed to model the phase transition behavior of smart gels. The equation can be solved through nonlinear conventional mathematical techniques by determining the hydrogel volume as a function of a particular stimulus. The theoretical results are in good agreement with the experimental data and are similar to those obtained from multiphysical mathematical models. Moreover, for all of the adjusted parameters, error probabilities approaching zero were obtained.
AB - Smart gels are soft polymeric systems that exhibit a reversible phase transition when exposed to environmental stimuli. A modified Boltzmann sigmoidal equation is proposed to model the phase transition behavior of smart gels. The equation can be solved through nonlinear conventional mathematical techniques by determining the hydrogel volume as a function of a particular stimulus. The theoretical results are in good agreement with the experimental data and are similar to those obtained from multiphysical mathematical models. Moreover, for all of the adjusted parameters, error probabilities approaching zero were obtained.
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U2 - 10.1039/c1sm05252g
DO - 10.1039/c1sm05252g
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:79959188981
SN - 1744-683X
VL - 7
SP - 5847
EP - 5853
JO - Soft Matter
JF - Soft Matter
IS - 12
ER -