A method for studying swelling kinetics based on measurement of electrical conductivity

Polymer Gels and Networks

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 503-523

  Lesho, Matthew J ^a,b   Sheppard Jr , Norman F ^a,c  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b Cygnus Therapeutic Systems   (United States)

^c Gamera Bioscience   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COPOLYMERS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRODES; HYDROGELS; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHATES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SWELLING;

DIMETHYLAMINOETHYL METHACRYLATE; POLYHYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE;

POLYACRYLATES;

EID: 0031368158     PISSN: 09667822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-7822(97)00024-5     Document Type: Article

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