Rheological properties of polyacrylamide-based hydrogels

Rheological properties of hydrogels of polyacrylamide-based polyelectrolytes were studied. The dependence of the rheological characteristics of the gels on the content of an organic modifier and parameters of a mechanical action was disclosed. The range of parameters where the hydrogels of modified polyacrylamide demonstrated the highest mechanical strength was determined.Translated from Kolloidnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 66, No. 6, 2004, pp. 840–843.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Shevchenko, Ulrikh, Yakovchenko, Pirogov, Smirnov.