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Swelling behavior and cell viability of dehydrothermally crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel grafted with N ‐vinyl pyrrolidone or acrylic acid using γ‐radiation
Author(s) -
Jabbari Esmaiel,
Karbasi Saeed
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.13494
Subject(s) - vinyl alcohol , swelling , acrylic acid , monomer , grafting , self healing hydrogels , polymer chemistry , materials science , viability assay , nuclear chemistry , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , cell , polymer , biochemistry , engineering
To improve equilibrium water content, dehydrothermally crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogel was grafted with N ‐vinyl pyrrolidone (NVP) or acrylic acid (AA) monomer using γ‐radiation. Swelling behavior of the grafted hydrogels was studied in phosphate‐buffered saline, and cell viability was evaluated using fibroblast cells from mouse connective tissue. Equilibrium water content of AA‐ and NVP‐grafted PVA hydrogel ranged between 40–60% and 60–80%, respectively, depending on radiation dose and monomer concentration. For maximum degree of swelling, the optimum monomer concentration and radiation dose were 20% by weight and 20 kGy, respectively. Fibroblast cells seeded on NVP‐grafted hydrogel had an extended oval morphology while those seeded on AA‐grafted PVA had a rounded spherical morphology. These results support the use of NVP for grafting PVA to increase swelling and improve cell viability. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 2862–2868, 2004