Synopses & Reviews
Leading researchers in the field offer contributions covering such topics as polyelectrolyte gel properties, gel phase behavior, novel synthesis methods, mass transport, gel thermodynamics, molecular interaction, and principle applications in fields such as absorbent and personal care products, industrial and analytical separations, pharmaceuticals, controlled release, adhesives, and sensors. The book's fundamental approach aids readers in solving developmental objectives and provides an in-depth understanding of the physical and theoretical bases of polyelectrolyte gels.
Table of Contents
Phase Transitions of Gels
Heterophase Synthesis of Acrylic Water-Soluble Polymers
Structure and Properties of Surfactant-Bridged Viscoelastic Hydrogels
Characterization of Polyelectrolytes
Polyethylene Film Acrylic Acid Grafted by Electron-Beam Preirradiation Method: Properties of Grafted Materials
Relationship Between Poly(acrylic acid) Gel Structure and Synthesis
Hyaluronic Acid Gels
Hydrophobic Polyelectrolytes: Effect of Hydrophobicity on Buffering and Colloid Osmotic Pressure
Gel Structural Heterogeneity, Gel Permeability, and Mechanical Response
Swelling Behavior and Elastic Properties of Ionic Hydrogels
Complexation of Polymeric Acids with Polymeric Bases
Monitoring Polyelectroltyte Mobility by Gel Electrophoresis
Moving Ion-Exchange Fronts in Polyelectrolyte Gels
Development of Electrochemical Sensors for Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Water Using Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes
Polyvinylpyrrolidone-Grafted Silica Resin: Promising Packing Material for Size-Exclusion Chromatography of Water-Soluble Polymers
Polyanionic Polymers in Bio- and Mucoadhesive Drug Delivery
pH-Sensitive Hydrogels: Characteristics and Potential in Drug Delivery