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Effects of Crosslinking Methods on Structure and Properties of Cellulose/PVA Hydrogels

โœ Scribed by Chunyu Chang; Ang Lue; Lina Zhang

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
346 KB
Volume
209
Category
Article
ISSN
1022-1352

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โœฆ Synopsis

Abstract

A series of hydrogels were prepared from cellulose and PVA in NaOH/urea aqueous solution using both physical and chemical crosslinking methods. The hydrogels were secure and biodegradable materials. Their structure and properties were characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, DSC, XRD and SEM. The results indicated that all of the cellulose/PVA hydrogels exhibited homogeneous porous structures and a certain miscibility. The swelling degree and water uptake of the chemical hydrogels were markedly higher than those of the physical hydrogel. This work demonstrates two novel methods to prepare cellulose/PVA hydrogels with different functional properties via a green process.

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