Applicability of lattice-based thermodynamic models to various types of hydrogel swelling behaviors

2016 ◽  
Vol 427 ◽  
pp. 594-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chan Hee Lee ◽  
Young Don Yi ◽  
Hye Rin Park ◽  
Young Chan Bae
Keyword(s):  
Thermodynamic Models ◽  
Hydrogel Swelling ◽  
Swelling Behaviors

scholarly journals Novel Biological Hydrogel: Swelling Behaviors Study in Salt Solutions with Different Ionic Valence Number

Polymers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Wang ◽  
Guidong He ◽  
Zheng Li ◽  
Jiachuan Hua ◽  
Maoqi Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Solutions ◽  
Ionic Valence ◽  
Hydrogel Swelling ◽  
Valence Number ◽  
Swelling Behaviors

scholarly journals Thermodynamics of Mg–Al Order-Disorder Reaction in MgAl2O4-Spinel: Constrained by Prolonged Annealing Experiments at 773–1123 K

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 872
Author(s):  
Yunlu Ma ◽  
Xinjian Bao ◽  
Xi Liu
Keyword(s):  
Spinel Structure ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Molar Fraction ◽  
Thermodynamic Models ◽  
Mgal2o4 Spinel ◽  
Cation Order ◽  
Prolonged Annealing ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
History Of ◽  
Annealing Experiments

MgAl2O4-spinel has wide industrial and geological applications due to its special structural and physical–chemical features. It is presumably the most important endmember of complex natural spinel solid solutions, and therefore provides a structural model for a large group of minerals with the spinel structure. There exists a well known but still inadequately understood phenomenon in the structure of MgAl2O4-spinel, the Mg–Al cations readily exchanging their positions in response to variations of temperature, pressure, and composition. A large number of experiments were performed to investigate the Mg–Al cation order-disorder process usually quantified by the inversion parameter x (representing either the molar fraction of Al on the tetrahedral T-sites or the molar fraction of Mg on the octahedral M-sites in the spinel structure), and some thermodynamic models were thereby constructed to describe the x-T relation. However, experimental data at some key T were absent, so that the different performance of these thermodynamic models could not be carefully evaluated. This limited the interpolation and extrapolation of the thermodynamic models. By performing some prolonged annealing experiments with some almost pure natural MgAl2O4-spinel plates and quantifying the x values with single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique, we obtained some critical equilibrium x values at T down to 773 K. These new x-T data, along with those relatively reliable x values at relatively high T from early studies, clearly indicate that the CS94 Model (a model constructed by Carpenter and Salje in 1994) better describes the Mg–Al cation order-disorder reaction in MgAl2O4-spinel for a wide range of T. On the basis of the CS94 Model, a geothermometer was established, and its form is T-closure = 21362 × x3 − 12143 × x2 + 6401 × x − 10 (T-closure standing for the closure temperature of the Mg–Al cation exchange reaction). This geothermometer can be used to constrain the thermal history of the geological bodies containing MgAl2O4-spinel.

scholarly journals Under pressure: Hydrogel swelling in a granular medium

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. eabd2711
Author(s):  
Jean-François Louf ◽  
Nancy B. Lu ◽  
Margaret G. O’Connell ◽  
H. Jeremy Cho ◽  
Sujit S. Datta
Keyword(s):  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Granular Medium ◽  
Granular Media ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Osmotic Swelling ◽  
Widespread Adoption ◽  
Dry Soil ◽  
Hydrogel Swelling

Hydrogels hold promise in agriculture as reservoirs of water in dry soil, potentially alleviating the burden of irrigation. However, confinement in soil can markedly reduce the ability of hydrogels to absorb water and swell, limiting their widespread adoption. Unfortunately, the underlying reason remains unknown. By directly visualizing the swelling of hydrogels confined in three-dimensional granular media, we demonstrate that the extent of hydrogel swelling is determined by the competition between the force exerted by the hydrogel due to osmotic swelling and the confining force transmitted by the surrounding grains. Furthermore, the medium can itself be restructured by hydrogel swelling, as set by the balance between the osmotic swelling force, the confining force, and intergrain friction. Together, our results provide quantitative principles to predict how hydrogels behave in confinement, potentially improving their use in agriculture as well as informing other applications such as oil recovery, construction, mechanobiology, and filtration.

scholarly journals Preparation and Swelling Behaviors of High-Strength Hemicellulose-g-Polydopamine Composite Hydrogels

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Jiayan Ge ◽  
Kaiqi Gu ◽  
Kewen Sun ◽  
Xinyue Wang ◽  
Shuangquan Yao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Retention ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Release Behavior ◽  
Ph Responsive ◽  
Composite Hydrogels ◽  
Hydrogel Network ◽  
Microsphere Size ◽  
Chemical Cross Linking ◽  
Swelling Behaviors ◽  
Good Water Retention

Hemicellulose-based composite hydrogels were successfully prepared by adding polydopamine (PDA) microspheres as reinforcing agents. The effects of PDA microsphere size, dosage, and nitrogen content in hydrogel on the mechanical and rheological properties was studied. The compressive strength of hydrogel was increased from 0.11 to 0.30 MPa. The storage modulus G’ was increased from 7.9 to 22.0 KPa. The gaps in the hemicellulose network are filled with PDA microspheres. There is also chemical cross-linking between them. These gaps increased the density of the hydrogel network structure. It also has good water retention and pH sensitivity. The maximum cumulative release rate of methylene blue was 62.82%. The results showed that the release behavior of hydrogel was pH-responsive, which was beneficial to realizing targeted and controlling drug release.

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