Polyvinyl alcohol/Na-montmorillonite nanocomposite hydrogels prepared by freezing-thawing method: Structural, mechanical, thermal, and swelling properties

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1335-1350

  Sirousazar, M ^a   Kokabi, M ^a   Hassan, Z M ^a   Bahramian, A R ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

freeze thaw processing; hydrogel; Na montmorillonite; nanocomposite; polyvinyl alcohol

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKED; FREEZE-THAW; FREEZING-THAWING; HYDROXYL GROUPS; MEDIUM TEMPERATURE; NA-MONTMORILLONITE; NANO CLAYS; NANOCLAY LOADINGS; NANOCOMPOSITE HYDROGELS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVA); PVA HYDROGEL; SILICATE LAYERS; SWELLING MEASUREMENTS; SWELLING PROPERTIES; SWELLING RATIO; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM;

CLAY MINERALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FREEZING; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SILICATES; SODIUM; SWELLING; THAWING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 84862013833     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222348.2011.629870     Document Type: Article

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