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Effect of chemical structure on the properties of some hydrogels prepared by using gamma radiation polymerization
Author(s) -
ElNeser E. M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
polymers for advanced technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.61
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1099-1581
pISSN - 1042-7147
DOI - 10.1002/pat.607
Subject(s) - comonomer , itaconic acid , self healing hydrogels , materials science , aqueous solution , polymer chemistry , polymerization , monomer , maleic acid , acrylic acid , acrylamide , copolymer , nuclear chemistry , cationic polymerization , maleic anhydride , polymer , organic chemistry , chemistry , composite material
Several hydrogels were prepared using radiolytic polymerization of aqueous solutions of acrylamide or acrylamide containing appropriate comonomer such as acrylic acid, maleic acid, itaconic acid, and maleic anhydride. The hydrogels have been prepared at an irradiation dose of 30 kGy. The effects of the chemical structure of the monomer(s) and crosslinking agents on the yield of homopolymer(s) or copolymers have been studied. These crosslinking agents include N , N ′‐methylene dimethacrylate (MDA) and N , N ′‐methylene bisallyamide (MBA). The hydrogels obtained were characterized using swelling technique, thermal and spectroscopic analysis. The results obtained showed that the prepared samples are able to reject sodium ions and are not able to recover the Basic Blue Dye from their aqueous solution. © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.