Mechanical properties of PNIPAM based hydrogels: A review

Materials Science and Engineering C

Volumn 70, Issue , 2017, Pages 842-855

  Haq, Muhammad Abdul ^a,b   Su, Yunlan ^a   Wang, Dujin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Hydrogel; Mechanical properties; Poly(N isopropylacrylamide); Smart material

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; AMIDES; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; IONIC STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS;

DIVERSE APPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORK (IPN); POLY (N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); POLY(N-ISOPROPYL ACRYLAMIDE) (PNIPAM); TEMPERATURE RESPONSE; THERMORESPONSIVE POLYMER; WELL-DEFINED STRUCTURES;

HYDROGELS;

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; HYDROGEL; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLY-N-ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE;

CHEMISTRY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HYDROGEL; MECHANICS; POLYMERIZATION;

ACRYLIC RESINS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HYDROGELS; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 85000733396     PISSN: 09284931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.09.081     Document Type: Review

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