Electron-beam initiated crosslinking in poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) aqueous solution

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 289-293

  Sáfrány, Ágnes ^a   Wojnárovits, László ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Poly(N isopropylacrylamide); Pulse radiolysis; Radiation crosslinking; Smart hydrogels

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; ELECTRON BEAMS; FREE RADICALS; RADIOLYSIS; SOLUTIONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

INTRAMOLECULAR REACTIONS; REVERSIBLE PROTONATION;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

HYDROXYL RADICAL; MONOMER; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLYMER; WATER;

ACIDITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; ELECTRON BEAM; IRRADIATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; RADIOLYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 1142309577     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(03)00472-9     Document Type: Article

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