Drying of PAAm hydrogels at various temperatures: A fluorescence study

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 46 B, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 581-590

  Aktaş, Demet Kaya ^a   Evingur, Gülşen Akin ^a   Pekcan, Önder ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b I k University   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Drying; Fluorescence; Hydrogels

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CROSSLINKING; DESORPTION; DRYING; FLUORESCENCE; FREE RADICALS;

AMMONIUM PERSULFATE (APS); PYRANINE; STEADY-STATE FLUORESCENCE (SSF);

HYDROGELS;

EID: 34247332277     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340701257950     Document Type: Article

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