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Cross‐linking in water‐absorbent polymers
Author(s) -
Engelhardt Fritz,
Ebert Gerlinde,
Funk Rüdiger
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19920040315
Subject(s) - materials science , monomer , copolymer , polymer , polymerization , reactivity (psychology) , acrylic acid , polymer chemistry , polymer network , polymer science , radical polymerization , composite material , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Super‐absorbant polymerss based on poly(acrylic acid) networks are formed by radical copolymerization of the monomer with small amounts of certain cross‐linking agents. The structure of the polymer network has a major bearing on the performance of the product. It can be influenced during the polymerization by severla parametes, among which the functiionality and the reactivity of cross‐linking agents are the most important. The various factorss involved are discussed.