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Properties of interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels composed of poly(vinyl alcohol) and poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide)

Abstract

Abstract Interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) hydrogels based on poly(vinyl alcohol) and poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) were prepared by the sequential‐IPN method. The IPN hydrogels were analyzed for sorption behavior of water at 35°C and at a relative humidity of 95% using a dynamic vapor sorption system, and water diffusion coefficients were calculated. Differential scanning calorimetry was used for the quantitative determination of the amounts of freezing and nonfreezing water. Free water contents in the IPN hydrogel of IPN1, IPN2, and IPN3 were 45.8, 37.9 and 33.1% in pure water, respectively. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 89: 2041–2045, 2003

Keywords:
Vinyl alcohol Interpenetrating polymer network Self-healing hydrogels Differential scanning calorimetry Materials science Polymer chemistry Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Sorption Relative humidity Polymer Chemical engineering Copolymer Composite material Chemistry Organic chemistry Adsorption

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Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
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