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The effects of the pH value of the swelling medium on the kinetics of the swelling of a poly(acrylic acid) hydrogel
Author(s) -
Jovanovic Jelena,
Adnadjevic Borivoj,
Kostic Aleksandar
Publication year - 2009
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.31501
Subject(s) - swelling , kinetics , acrylic acid , polymer chemistry , self healing hydrogels , chemical engineering , materials science , buffer (optical fiber) , activation energy , isothermal process , chemistry , composite material , thermodynamics , copolymer , polymer , organic chemistry , telecommunications , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , engineering
The isothermal kinetics curves of the swelling of a poly(acrylic acid) hydrogel in buffer solutions of different pH values (5, 7, and 9) at temperatures ranging from 30 to 40°C were determined. The possibilities of applying the Fick kinetics model and the Peppas equation were examined. It was found that the applicability of these models were limited. The kinetics model of a first‐order chemical reaction was found to describe the swelling kinetics of the PAA hydrogel in all the investigated buffer solution at all the investigated temperatures. Swelling kinetics is determined by the rate of expansion of the network. The kinetic parameters ( E a , ln A ) of the swelling of the PAA hydrogel in buffer solutions of different pH values were determined. The activation energy and the pre‐exponential factor of the swelling of the PAA hydrogel in buffer medium decreased with increasing pH value of the swelling medium. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010
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