- Turkish Journal of Chemistry
- Vol: 24 Issue: 2
- Swelling Behavior of Acrylamide-2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate Hydrogels
Swelling Behavior of Acrylamide-2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate Hydrogels
Authors : Belma Işik
Pages : 147-156
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :In this study, hydrogels of poly(acrylamide-co-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) having different properties were prepared by a redox polymerization method. Poly(ethylene glycol), PEG 4000 was included in the polymerization recipe to increase the microporosity of the resultant polymeric structures. AAm/HEMA hydrogels with different properties were obtained by changing initial AAm/HEMA mole ratio, total monomer, PEG 4000 and crosslinker concentrations.Keywords : Acrylamide, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, hydrogel, crosslinking, swelling, diffusion.