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Swelling Dynamics of Surface-Attached Hydrogel Thin Films in Vapor Flows

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Hydrogel coatings absorb water vapor, or other solvents, and, as such, are good candidates for antifogapplications. In the present study, the transfer of vapor from the atmosphere to hydrogel thin films is measured in a situation where water vapor flows alongside the coating which is set to a temperature lower than the ambient temperature. The effect of the physico-chemistry of the hydrogel film on the swelling kinetics is particularly investigated. By using model thin films of surface-grafted polymer networks with controlled thickness, varied cross-links density, and varied affinity for water, we were able to determine the effect of the film hygroscopy on the dynamics of swelling of the film. These experimental results are accounted for by a diffusion-advection model that is supplemented with a boundary condition at the hydrogel surface: we show that the latter can be determined from the equilibrium sorption isotherms of the polymer films. Altogether, this paper offers a predictive tool for the swelling kinetics of any hydrophilic hydrogel thin film.
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hal-01942060 , version 1 (02-12-2018)

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Jessica Delavoipière, Bertrand Heurtefeu, Jérémie Teisseire, Antoine Chateauminois, Yvette Tran, et al.. Swelling Dynamics of Surface-Attached Hydrogel Thin Films in Vapor Flows. Langmuir, 2018, 19 (27), pp.5169-5178. ⟨10.1039/D3SM00490B⟩. ⟨hal-01942060⟩
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