Microporous poly(vinyl methyl ether) hydrogels prepared by γ-ray irradiation at different heating rates

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 679-685

  Kishi, Ryoichi ^a   Kihara, Hideyuki ^a   Miura, Toshiaki ^a   Ichijo, Hisao ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

ray crosslinking; Phase separation; Poly(vinyl methyl ether); Polymer hydrogel; Porous structure; Volume transition

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; MICROPOROUS MATERIALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS;

CRITICAL SOLUTION TEMPERATURE; GEL PORES; MICROPOROUS POLYMER HYDROGELS; VOLUME TRANSITIONS;

HYDROGELS;

POLY(VINYLMETHYL ETHER); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GELATION; HEATING; HYDROGEL; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TIME;

EID: 9644272876     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2004.05.049     Document Type: Article

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