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Polyelectrolyte complexes based on poly(acrylic acid): mechanics and applications

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2018
Abstract/Description:
Poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) is a weak polyelectrolyte presenting negative charge at basic conditionwhen the carboxylic group loses a proton. These carboxylate group can interact with polycationsand metal ions to form stable polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs), leading to tunable propertiesand multifunctional nanoscale structures through chemical reactions. This research focuses onnanofiber and nanoparticle fabricated by PAA-based PECs. We demonstrated the effect of ferricion concentration on the mechanical properties of PAA-based single naonofiber by using dark fieldmicroscopy imaging and persistence length analysis. The application of PAA-based nanofibermats loaded with MnO2 for supercapacitors was also explored. As a free-standing and flexiblesupercapacitor electrode, the nanofiber mat exhibited outstanding properties including high specificcapacitance, excellent reversible redox reactions, and fast charge/discharge ability. Since PAA is abiocompatible polymer, PAA-based PEC was applied as a drug-carrier in a drug delivery system.In this project, core-shell nanoparticles were fabricated with chitosan as the core and PAA as theshell to incorporate with the drug gemcitabine. Several parameters were investigated to obtainthe optimal nanoparticle size. The as-prepared drug delivery system shows prolonged releasingprofile.
Title: Polyelectrolyte complexes based on poly(acrylic acid): mechanics and applications.
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Name(s): Lu, Xiaoyan, Author
Zhai, Lei, Committee Chair
Zou, Shengli, Committee Member
Chumbimuni Torres, Karin, Committee Member
Kolpashchikov, Dmitry, Committee Member
Dong, Yajie, Committee Member
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2018
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: Poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) is a weak polyelectrolyte presenting negative charge at basic conditionwhen the carboxylic group loses a proton. These carboxylate group can interact with polycationsand metal ions to form stable polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs), leading to tunable propertiesand multifunctional nanoscale structures through chemical reactions. This research focuses onnanofiber and nanoparticle fabricated by PAA-based PECs. We demonstrated the effect of ferricion concentration on the mechanical properties of PAA-based single naonofiber by using dark fieldmicroscopy imaging and persistence length analysis. The application of PAA-based nanofibermats loaded with MnO2 for supercapacitors was also explored. As a free-standing and flexiblesupercapacitor electrode, the nanofiber mat exhibited outstanding properties including high specificcapacitance, excellent reversible redox reactions, and fast charge/discharge ability. Since PAA is abiocompatible polymer, PAA-based PEC was applied as a drug-carrier in a drug delivery system.In this project, core-shell nanoparticles were fabricated with chitosan as the core and PAA as theshell to incorporate with the drug gemcitabine. Several parameters were investigated to obtainthe optimal nanoparticle size. The as-prepared drug delivery system shows prolonged releasingprofile.
Identifier: CFE0007045 (IID), ucf:52004 (fedora)
Note(s): 2018-05-01
Ph.D.
Sciences, Chemistry
Doctoral
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Subject(s): Polyelectrolyte -- Poly(acrylic acid) -- Mechanics -- Energy storage -- Drug delivery
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007045
Restrictions on Access: public 2018-05-15
Host Institution: UCF

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