Light-Responsive Azo-Containing Organogels
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2017
Department
Polymers and High Performance Materials
Abstract
While azo compounds are widely employed as radical initiators, they have rarely been used as stimuli-responsive motifs in macromolecular constructs. In this study, an azo-based cross-linker was prepared and reacted with poly( vinyl alcohol) to afford a series of stimuli-responsive organogels. Irradiation of these materials with UV light causes de-cross-linking and triggers a solid-to-liquid phase transition. Model adhesives with de-bonding-on-demand capability based on this design were explored.
Publication Title
Soft Matter
Volume
13
Issue
22
First Page
4017
Last Page
4023
Recommended Citation
Ayer, M.,
Schrettl, S.,
Balog, S.,
Simon, Y.,
Weder, C.
(2017). Light-Responsive Azo-Containing Organogels. Soft Matter, 13(22), 4017-4023.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/17685