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Swelling of the Zwitterionic Copolymer Networks and Dehydration of their Hydrogels

2007; Wiley; Volume: 254; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/masy.200750819

1521-3900

Irena Kamenova, M. Harrass, B. Lehmann, K. Friedrich, Ivo Ivanov, G. Georgiev,

Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization

Abstract Summary: The polyelectrolyte and antipolyelectrolyte effects on the degree of swelling (Q) and dehydration activation energy (E a ) of homo‐ and copolymer single and double networks, consisting of monomer units with polyelectrolyte and antipolyelectrolyte association abilities are determined and compared. An original correlation between Q and E a is outlined and explained.