Swelling behavior and morphological properties of semi-IPN hydrogels based on ionic and non-ionic components

PULAT M., Ozgunduz H. I.

BIO-MEDICAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING, cilt.24, sa.4, ss.1725-1733, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3233/bme-140984
  • Dergi Adı: BIO-MEDICAL MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1725-1733
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Hydrogels, acrylic acid, acryl amide, poly(vinyl alcohol), swelling percentage, ACID-ITACONIC ACID, ACRYLIC-ACID, DRUG-RELEASE, SUPERABSORBENT HYDROGELS, FLUCONAZOLE RELEASE, IN-VITRO, PH, CHITOSAN, METHACRYLATE, NETWORKS
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Semi-interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) hydrogels with different compositions of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and poly(acrylamide) (PAAm) were synthesized via free radical polymerization using ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as crosslinker. The variations of swelling percentages (S%) with time, temperature and pH were determined for all hydrogels. Average S% values at pH = 7.4 and 37 degrees C were determined to be 1660% for PAA/PVA, the most swollen hydrogel, and 550% for PAAm/PVA, the least swollen IPN-hydrogel. Swelling behaviors based on ionic and non-ionic components were also explained with detailed SEM micrographs of the hydrogels.