Synthesis and characterization of polyampholytic model networks: Effects of polymer composition and architecture

Abstract

Synthesis and characterization of polyampholytic model networks were studied using group transfer polymerization (GTP). The degrees of swelling (DSs) of all the polyampholytic networks were also measured as a function of pH. It was observed that DSs of all networks presented a minimum around the isoelectric point where the net charge is zero, while they increased at alkaline and acidic pHs.