Abstract
Copolymers composed of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) were crosslinked with chitosan to prepare semi-interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) hydrogels by an ultraviolet (UV) irradiation method for application as potential biomedical materials. PVA/PDMS copolymer and chitosan was cast to prepare hydrogel films, followed by a subsequent crosslinking with 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenyl-acetophenone as a nontoxic photoinitiator by UV irradiation. Various semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (semi-IPNs) were prepared from different weight ratios of chitosan and the copolymer of PVA/PDMS. Photocrosslinked hydrogels exhibited an equilibrium water content (EWC) in the range of 65-95%. Swelling behaviors of these hydrogels were studied by immersion of the gels in various buffer solutions. Particularly, the PCN13 as the highest chitosan weight ratio in semi-IPN hydrogels showed the highest EWC in time-dependent and pH-dependent swelling.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2591-2596 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Polymer Science |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002.06.28 |
Keywords
- Hydrogels
- Swelling
Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics
- Materials Science
- Chemistry
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