ISSN:
0887-624X
Keywords:
Chemistry
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Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The transport properties of oxygen in poly(dimethyl siloxane) have been measured using the method of quenching of fluorescence. This paper discusses the uniqueness of this method and its use in measuring the diffusion coefficient of oxygen in unfilled PDMS. The results show (1) a large value for the diffusion coefficient of oxygen in pure PDMS at 25°C, D = 3.55 × 10-5 cm2/s, (2) a low value of the acitivation energy, ED = 4.77 kcal/mole, which was not temperature dependent in the ranges evaluated, and (3) a large value of the preexponential term, D0 = 0.115 cm2/s. The diffusion coefficient was found to be independent of both the oxygen concentration and fluorophor concentration in the pressure and temperature ranges used in these experiments. The import of these experiments lies in their application to a unique biomedical oxygen sensor which is fast, sensitive, and does not consume oxygen.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.1986.080240405
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