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Hydrogels based on graft copolymers of collagen synthesis
Author(s) -
Amudeswari S.,
Reddy C. Rami,
Joseph K. Thomas
Publication year - 1986
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.1986.070320516
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , copolymer , monomer , acrylamide , polymer chemistry , methacrylate , materials science , chemical engineering , polymer , composite material , engineering
Graft copolymerization of 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate in combination with hydrophobic monomers onto soluble collagen was employed in the synthesis of hydrogels. The hydrogels were formed by simultaneous graft copolymerization and crosslinking. In order to study the effect of various crosslinking agents on the water retention character of the hydrogels, three different crosslinking agents, namely, N,N′ ‐methylene bis acrylamide, 1,4‐butanediol dimethacrylate, and hexamethylene urethanediacrylate were used. Hexamethylene urethanediacrylate crosslinked systems require a minimum amount of crosslinking agent to attain maximum water content in comparison to the other systems.