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Photoinduced graft copolymerization of 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate on cotton cellulose in the presence of triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate
Author(s) -
Shukla S. R.,
Athalye A. R.
Publication year - 1994
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.1994.070510817
Subject(s) - photoinitiator , polymer chemistry , methacrylate , grafting , copolymer , monomer , triethylene glycol , cellulose , photopolymer , materials science , chemistry , hydroxyethyl cellulose , organic chemistry , polymer
The addition of a bifunctional monomer, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA), to a grafting system containing 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and benzoin ethyl ether photoinitiator substantially increased the graft add‐on of the unswollen and sodium hydroxide–swollen cotton cellulose. Grafting caused changes in the properties of the substrate such as moisture regain, the water of imbibition, and the dyeability with a direct and a reactive dye in accordance with the graft level. The observations have been explained in relation to structural changes in the grafted cotton. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.