Psyllium based polymer and their salt resistant swelling behaviour (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783659543418)

Hydrogel are networked structures of polymer crosslinked to each other and surrounded by an aqueous solution. The polymer chains contain acidic or basic groups bound to them. The acidic groups on the chains deprotonate at high pH, whereas the basic groups protonate at low pH. In the presence of an aqueous solution, the polymer chains absorb water and the association, dissociation and binding of various ions to polymer chains causes the hydrogel to swell. The swelling and shrinking properties of hydrogels are currently being exploited in a number of applications including control of microfluidic flow, muscle-like actuators filtration/separation, and drug delivery. The structure and properties of hydrogels are similar to many biological tissues such as cartilage and the corneal stroma in the eye.

Author: Rakesh Kumar, Balbir Singh Kaith, Anshul Sharma
ISBN-10: 3659543411
ISBN-13: 9783659543418
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/14/2014
Pages: 84
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d