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The compression of deformed microgels at an air/water interface
Takahisa Kawamoto1, Kohei Yanagi1, Yuichiro Nishizawa1
1Graduate School of Textile Science & Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan.
Abstract:
The compression of deformed hydrogel microspheres (microgels) at air/water interfaces was investigated using a Langmuir-Blodgett trough with simultaneous in situ visualization of the process using a fluorescent microscope. The relationship between the structure of the microgel arrays and the compression behavior was clarified using microgels with different degrees of crosslinking.
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