Swelling and mechanical properties of crosslinked hydrogels containing N-vinylpyrrolidone

Polymer International

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-127

  Perera, Don I ^a   Shanks, Robert A ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

2 hydroxyethyl methacrylate; Copolymers; Crosslink density; Crosslinking; Hydrogels; Methyl methacrylate; Modulus; N vinylpyrrolidone

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINK DENSITY; CROSSLINKERS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; METHYLENE DIACRYLAMIDE; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; VINYLPYRROLIDONE;

COPOLYMERS; CROSSLINKING; ELASTIC MODULI; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; POLYMERIZATION; SWELLING;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 0030087387     PISSN: 09598103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0126(199602)39:2<121::AID-PI477>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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