Swelling studies of copolymeric acrylamide/crotonic acid hydrogels as carriers for agricultural uses

Karadag E., Saraydin D., Caldiran Y., Guven O.

POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, cilt.11, sa.2, ss.59-68, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Dergi Adı: POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.59-68
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: swelling, hydrogel, diffusion, crosslinking, network, BOVINE SERUM-ALBUMIN, AQUEOUS-SOLUTIONS, CATIONIC DYES, ADSORPTION, BIOCOMPATIBILITY, PARAMETERS, BEHAVIORS, POLYMERS
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, highly swollen acrylamide/crotonic acid hydrogels tilt a rod form) containing some inorganic salts such as ammonium nitrate potassium nitrate and ammonium sulphate used as fertilizer, an agricultural drug such as Dalapon (sodium 2,2-dichloropropionate) and two crosslinkers such as ethylene glycol dimethacrylate and 1,4-butandiol dimethacrylate were prepared by copolymerization of acrylamide and crotonic acid with gamma-radiation. As a result of swelling tests, the influence of gamma-ray dose and relative content of crotonic acid on the swelling properties, the diffusional behavior of water, diffusion coefficients and network properties of the hydrogel systems were examined. Acrylamine/crotonic acid hydrogels containing these salts and agricultural drug were swollen in the range 2045-400% in water, while polyacrylamide hydrogels swelled in the range 660-700%. Water intake of hydrogels followed a nonFickian-type diffusion. Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.