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Swelling induced debonding of thin hydrogel films grafted on silicon substrates

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We report on the delamination of thin (≈ µm) hydrogel films grafted to silicon substrates under the action of swelling stresses. Poly(dimetylacrylamide) (PDMA) films are synthesized by simultaneously cross-linking and grafting preformed polymer chains onto the silicon substrate using a thiol-ene reaction. The grafting density at the film/substrate interface is tuned by varying the surface density of reactive thiol-silane groups on the silicon substrate. Delamination of the films from well controlled line defects with low adhesion is monitored under a humid water vapor flow ensuring full saturation of the polymer network. A propagating delamination of the film is observed under the action of differential swelling stresses at the debonding front. A threshold thickness for the onset of this delamination is evidenced which is increasing with grafting density while the debonding velocity is also observed to decrease with an increase in grafting density. These observations are discussed within the framework of a nonlinear fracture mechanics model which assumes that the driving force for crack propagation is the difference between the swelling state of the bonded and delaminated parts of the film. Using this model, the threshold energy for crack initiation was determined from the measured threshold thickness and discussed in relation to the surface density of reactive thiol groups on the substrate.
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hal-04144626 , version 1 (04-07-2023)

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Anusree Augustine, Marc Veillerot, Nicolas Gauthier, Bangguo Zhu, Chung-Yuen Hui, et al.. Swelling induced debonding of thin hydrogel films grafted on silicon substrates. Soft Matter, 2023, 19 (27), pp.5169-5178. ⟨10.1039/D3SM00490B⟩. ⟨hal-04144626⟩
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