Swelling behavior of ionically cross-linked polyampholytic hydrogels in varied salt solutions |
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Authors: | Yanbing Zhao Wanyu Chen Yajiang Yang Xiangliang Yang Huibi Xu |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Chemistry, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, People’s Republic of China;(2) School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, People’s Republic of China |
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Abstract: | Ionically cross-linked polyampholytic hydrogels were synthesized by redox copolymerization of acrylamide and an ionic complex
of (N,N-diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate and acrylic acid (designated as PADA hydrogel). The swelling behavior of the hydrogels in
water indicated that a minimal equilibrium swelling ratio is found when the molar ratio of anionic/cationic monomers was 1.55.
In NaCl solution, the hydrogels exhibited the typical swelling behavior of conventional polyampholytic gels. Their equilibrium
swelling ratios increased with an increase in the NaCl concentration. In solutions of multivalent ions (CaCl2 and trisodium citrate solutions), the equilibrium swelling ratios of the hydrogels increased first and were then followed
by a decrease with an increase in salt concentration. Interestingly, an unexpected abrupt swelling phenomenon was observed
when the fully swollen hydrogels in salt solution were transmitted to pure water. The unique swelling behavior of PADA hydrogels
depends not only on the molar ratio of the anionic/cationic monomers but also on the valency of the ions. |
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Keywords: | Polyampholytic hydrogels Ionical cross-linking Swelling behavior |
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