Equilibrium swelling and electrochemistry of polyampholytic pH-sensitive hydrogel

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 51, Issue 23-24, 2014, Pages 4149-4156

  Yan, Huixian ^a   Jin, Bo ^b   Gao, Songhua ^a   Chen, Liwei ^a  

^a SANMING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Debye length; Electric double layer; Electrochemistry; Large deformation; Polyampholytic pH sensitive hydrogels

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DISSOCIATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGELS; IONS; PH SENSORS; POLYELECTROLYTES;

DEBYE LENGTH; ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER; ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYERS; EQUILIBRIUM SWELLING; GEOMETRIC CONSTRAINT; PH-SENSITIVE HYDROGEL; SALT CONCENTRATION; SWELLING PROPERTIES;

PH EFFECTS;

EID: 84921893223     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2014.08.016     Document Type: Article

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