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Hydrogel sensors with pH sensitivity

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The pH-sensitive smart hydrogel sensor was studied. The hydrogel was prepared from polymerization reaction between the 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and diallyldimethyammonium chloride using potassium persulfate as an initiator, N, N′-methylenebisacrylamide as a cross-linker and N, N, N′, N′-tetramethylethylenediamine as an accelerator. Bromothymol blue was added to the polymerization system to produce the pH-sensitive hydrogel. The results showed that the hydrogel exhibited properties as a sensor capable of detecting acid–base solutions. The fluid sensing of the hydrogel showed sign of a change in color of the bromothymol blue in the gel. Factor affecting the properties of the hydrogel sensors such as the color change, recovery from bending, and swelling property was the concentration of the diallyldimethyammonium chloride.

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Rungsima, C., Boonyan, N., Klorvan, M. et al. Hydrogel sensors with pH sensitivity. Polym. Bull. 78, 5769–5787 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-020-03398-8

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