Dissociation energy of dynamic bonds in thermoresponsive phase‐change salogels is explored using rheology and dynamic light scattering (DLS). The salogels are formed by polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) reversibly crosslinked by hydrogen‐bonding amine‐terminated molecules in an inorganic phase‐change material—lithium nitrate trihydrate (LNH) salt—as a solvent. The crosslinker geometry (linear vs branched) has a strong effect on both the gelation temperature (
- PAR ID:
- 10347899
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Chemical Communications
- Volume:
- 58
- Issue:
- 37
- ISSN:
- 1359-7345
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 5590 to 5593
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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