Abstract
A dual-responsive cotton fabric functionalized with a spiropyran-NIPAAm hydrogel, capable of dimensional changes upon irradiation with visible light or upon a temperature stimulus is reported. These volume changes are due to absorption and release of water, from and into the air, by increasing temperature above the LCST in the dark, and/or by irradiation with sunlight or white light from artificial sources. The material was obtained via grafting photo- and temperature-responsive monomers directly from the cotton fibers, using a facile controlled polymerization method, ARGET ATRP.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 8676-8681 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Materials Chemistry A |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |