17th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Physical Chemistry (Proceedings, Volume I) (2024) [H-13-P, pp. 325-328]
AUTHOR(S) / AUTOR(I): Milica Milošević 
, Ivana Vukoje , Jelena Spasojević , Nikolina Nikolić , Aleksandra Radosavljević
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DOI: 10.46793/Phys.Chem24I.325M
ABSTRACT / SAŽETAK:
In this study, nanocomposite hydrogels were prepared by embedding the different concentrations of TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) in a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNiPAAm) crosslinked matrix. UV- Vis and FTIR spectroscopy have been employed to determine the presence of TiO2 NPs in the polymer network and examine their molecular interactions, respectively. The TiO2/PNiPAAm nanocomposite hydrogels showed a slightly higher swelling capacity and a faster swelling/deswelling processes compared to PNiPAAm hydrogel. Additionally, the volume phase transition temperature of nanocomposites is shifted towards somewhat higher values.
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This work was supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovations of the Republic of Serbia (contract number: 451-03-66/2024-03/200017).
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