Polyacrylamide hydrogel properties for horticultural applications

International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 307-318

  Kim, Sangjoon ^a   Iyer, Ganesh ^a   Nadarajah, Arunan ^a   Frantz, Jonathan M ^b   Spongberg, Alison L ^b  

^a Toledo   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehydration rate; Hydrogel degradation; Ionic hydrogel; Mechanical properties; Polyacrylamide gel

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954725164     PISSN: 1023666X     EISSN: 15635341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023666X.2010.493271     Document Type: Article

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