High performance polysodium acrylate superabsorbents utilizing microfibrillated cellulose to augment gel properties

Soft Materials

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 207-225

  Larsson, Mikael ^a   Stading, Mats ^a   Larsson, Anette ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hydrogels; MFC; Superabsorbents

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKER; EQUILIBRIUM SWELLING; FILLER MATERIALS; FRACTURE RESISTANCE; GEL PROPERTIES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MFC; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; N ,N'-METHYLENEBISACRYLAMIDE; SHEAR MODULUS; SOFT MATERIAL; SUPER ABSORBENT; SUPERABSORBENTS; UNI-AXIAL COMPRESSION;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELLULOSE; ELASTIC MODULI; FREE RADICALS; GELS; HYDROGELS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRAIN; SWELLING;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 77956304631     PISSN: 1539445X     EISSN: 15394468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1539445X.2010.495613     Document Type: Article

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