New method to determine the true transmissibilities and permeabilities of oxygen in hydrogel membranes

Polymer

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1153-1158

  Compan V ^a   Andrio, A ^a   Lopez Alemany A ^b   Riande, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hydrogel membranes; Oxygen permeability; Oxygen transmissibility

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGELS; OXYGEN PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

OXYGEN TRANSMISSIBILITY; POTENTIOSTAT CELLS;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 0033102448     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(98)00348-6     Document Type: Article

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