Open AccessCover Image, Volume 54, Issue 19
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of polymer science part b: polymer physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1099-0488
pISSN - 0887-6266
DOI - 10.1002/polb.24148
Subject(s) - nanowire , cover (algebra) , polymer , swelling , polymer science , radius , nanotechnology , volume (thermodynamics) , materials science , citation , polymer chemistry , computer science , physics , composite material , world wide web , mechanical engineering , engineering , thermodynamics , computer security
On page 1950 (DOI: 10.1002/polb.24100 ), Satoshi Tsukuda and colleagues fabricate hydrogel nanowires based on poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) and N,N′‐methylenebis(acrylamide) (MBA) using a single particle nanofabrication technique (SPNT). The PVP/MBA hydrogel nanowires, which consisted of cross‐linked networks with inhomogeneous cross‐linking points at the cross‐section, exhibit anisotropic swelling along the length direction and radius in aqueous environments. The swelling behavior of the nanowires is investigated by AFM measurement in air and in water. In addition, the model of distribution of crosslinks at the cross‐section of the nanowires is suggested.