Open AccessEffect of crosslinker concentration on characteristics of superporous hydrogel
Author(s) -
Hitesh Chavda,
Chirag H. Patel
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of pharmaceutical investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2230-973X
pISSN - 2230-9713
DOI - 10.4103/2230-973x.76724
Subject(s) - swelling , materials science , self healing hydrogels , distilled water , porosity , chemical engineering , scanning electron microscope , drug delivery , composite material , chemistry , polymer chemistry , chromatography , nanotechnology , engineering
Synthesis of superporous hydrogel with different concentrations of crosslinker was carried out using solution polymerization to study its effect on characteristics of superporous hydrogel. Methylene-bis-acrylamide was used as a crosslinker.