Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol.36, No.8, 1092-1096, 1996
Synthesis and Characterization of New Poly(Butadiene-Co-Acrylic Acid(G) Acrylic-Acid) and Poly(Butadiene(G) Acrylic-Acid)
Synthetic crosslinked polymers from oligomers of butadiene-co-acrylic acid (Mw 5000) or oligomers of butadiene (Mw 6000) and acrylic acids were obtained after grafting reactions using varying reactant ratios. Characterization of the new crosslinked polymers were carried out by use of FTIR, H-NMR, and C-13-NMR in the solid state and also with the swollen products in D2O, DMF D7, or DMSO D6. Determinations of swelling in distilled water for the different synthesized hydrogels showed increase in the V/Vo ratios as the concentrations of anions (carboxylate) became higher. These values were sensitive to different pH values and changes in the concentrations of electrolytes. Different behavior was observed for the polymers obtained from mass and from synthesis in benzene. SEM analysis of the surfaces of the polymers obtained in mass showed a fibrous structure (with lower contents of carboxylic groups, and more swellable and with greater capacity to retain albumin). A porous surface was observed for products obtained in benzene (with higher content of carboxyl groups and capacity to retain cations such as copper and malachite green).