TY - GEN
T1 - Coupled non-fickian diffusion and large deformation of hydrogels
AU - Lee, Howon
AU - Zhang, Jiaping
AU - Lu, Jiaxi
AU - Georgiadis, John
AU - Jiang, Hanqing
AU - Fang, Nicholas
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Solvent migration in swelling polymer shows complex behaviour, as the interface of wet (rubbery) region moves along with solvent diffusion into the dry (glassy) region, which is accompanied by local deformation. This extrinsic mechanism has led to novel three-dimensional (3D) polymer micro-actuators using direct solvent delivery via microfluidic channels. Here we present experimental techniques to quantify the non-Fickian diffusion in the swelling polymer in an attempt to predict the dynamics of local deformation in such solvent driven micro-actuators. We recorded the evolving diffusion front of solvent in poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEG-DA) hydrogel upon wetting. In order to measure diffusivity of solvent in the polymer, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used. Simulation result from the theory shows good agreement with Case II non-Fickian swelling experiment. We expect that our experimental methods for such coupled diffusion and deformation will help better capture the underlying physics of hydrogel behaviour and provide fundamental basis in exploration of various hydrogel applications.
AB - Solvent migration in swelling polymer shows complex behaviour, as the interface of wet (rubbery) region moves along with solvent diffusion into the dry (glassy) region, which is accompanied by local deformation. This extrinsic mechanism has led to novel three-dimensional (3D) polymer micro-actuators using direct solvent delivery via microfluidic channels. Here we present experimental techniques to quantify the non-Fickian diffusion in the swelling polymer in an attempt to predict the dynamics of local deformation in such solvent driven micro-actuators. We recorded the evolving diffusion front of solvent in poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEG-DA) hydrogel upon wetting. In order to measure diffusivity of solvent in the polymer, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used. Simulation result from the theory shows good agreement with Case II non-Fickian swelling experiment. We expect that our experimental methods for such coupled diffusion and deformation will help better capture the underlying physics of hydrogel behaviour and provide fundamental basis in exploration of various hydrogel applications.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4614-0213-8_5
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4614-0213-8_5
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84863274416
SN - 9781461402121
T3 - Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
SP - 25
EP - 28
BT - Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials - Proceedings of the 2011 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
PB - Springer New York LLC
T2 - 2011 SEM Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
Y2 - 13 June 2011 through 16 June 2011
ER -