화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Macromolecular Research, Vol.13, No.6, 483-490, December, 2005
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Modified Carrageenan. 6. Crosslinked Graft Copolymer of Methacrylic Acid and kappa-Carrageenan as a Novel Superabsorbent Hydrogel with Low Salt- and High pH-Sensitivity
A. Pourjavadi†, A. M. Harzandi, and H. Hosseinzadeh
  • Polymer Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Azadi Ave., P.O. Box 11365-9516, Tehran, Iran
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A novel, polysaccharide-based, superabsorbent hydrogel was synthesized through crosslinking graft copolymerization of methacrylic acid (MAA) onto kappa-carrageenan ( κC), using ammonium persulfate (APS) as a free radical initiator in the presence of methylenebisacrylamide (MBA) as a crosslinker. A proposed mechanism for κCg-polymethacrylic acid ( κC-g-PMAA) formation was suggested and the hydrogel structure was confirmed using FTIR spectroscopy. The effect of grafting variables, including MBA, MAA, and APS concentration, was systematically optimized to achieve a hydrogel with the maximum possible swelling capacity. The swelling kinetics in distilled water and various salt solutions were preliminarily investigated. Absorbency in aqueous salt solutions of lithium chloride, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, and aluminum chloride indicated that the swelling capacity decreased with increased ionic strength of the swelling medium. This behavior can be attributed to the charge screening effect for monovalent cations, as well as ionic crosslinking for multivalent cations. The swelling of superabsorbing hydrogels was measured in solutions with pH ranging from 1 to 13. In addition, the pH reversibility and on-off switching behavior, at pH levels of 3.0 and 8.0, give the synthesized hydrogels great potential as an excellent candidate for the controlled delivery of bioactive agents.
Keywords:carrageenan;methacrylic acid;hydrogels;graft copolymers;swelling
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