Making a highly swellable hydrogel | Swelling and Temperature Sensitivities effect Comonomer Content

Polymer Hydrogels which have different amount of comonomer vinylsulfonic acid VSA were synthesized. Swelling capacity and Temperature sensitivity are examined. Biomedical materials, polymers, polymerization reaction, ATRP, solution polymerization, stimuli responsive hydrogels, smart polymers,smart materials. For more details, You can visit : / @polymerscope6881

[@hamedmovahedi4482]

Thanks for sharing your valuable experiences

[@martacwiklinska481]

Hey! I know this is a weird question, but I need to make a grow-toy (lie the dinosaurs that grow in water) from scratch. I can't find any informatio on it other that it is made of "a mixture of sodium polyacrylate, polyvinyl acetate (a polymer used as a binder) and ethylene vinyl acetate". However, I have no idea how to make them. Could You please walk me through the process of making it from scratch? Is it even possible without a professional equipment?

[@yumnaeriqsousi7643]

can you synthesize sodium polyacrylate

[@soro008]

Is there another alternative chemical I can uses to substitute VSA?

[@thuantv809]

I have some questions that I hope you can answer:
1/ What is the temperature of the solution after being divided and stirred before being placed in ice water?
2/ VSA put it in for the wrong purpose?

[@priyankameena6451]

Is there need to add APS , if we are using PNIPAm?

[@everythingaboutnature5254]

how did you fixed temperature at 10 during polymerization reaction?

[@mallikarjunjalageri5020]

Hello sir may i know standard dimensions of hydrogel using for compression and tensile purpose .

[@nadherdaman1885]

thanks
the swelling ratio increases with an increase of VSA due to an increased in functional groups of SO3 in VSA are negatively charged polyelectrolytes in the polymerization medium; therefore, strong electrostatic repulsive forces hydrogel would be obtained that has a higher swelling capacity.

[@kunalsinha52]

I am trying to prepare this hydrogel, without VSA. Here there is no mention of Nitrogen environment, which I frequently encounter while going through literature. It would be great if you can throw some light on it.

[@hesamkasraie6820]

Thanks for sharing this video.I have a question,Can I add chitosan with PEI (polyethylenamine)to this mixture?Thank you.

[@polymerscope6881]

Of course you can add. However, since the ionic power balance will change, there will be differences in swelling values.

[@hesamkasraie6820]

Thanks for your reply.Can I have your email address?

[@adrianli7559]

I'm trying to make a polyacrylamide gel (that has Triton X for increased hydrophilicity), but the surface keeps swelling/wrinkling. How would I keep it smooth?

[@polymerscope6881]

If the polymerization reaction is slow, it will have a smooth surface.

[@pawanchauhan6847]

Sir what we can say that the water convert into gel and what we can use this gel as glue or Polymer or as Binder

[@polymerscope6881]

You need a hydrophilic crosslinker.

[@shanikaprasadini586]

Pls let me know this hydrogel can use as a plant watering applications

[@polymerscope6881]

U should synthesis crosslinked polypotassium acrylate by this method. This good plant watering agent.

[@dayumiqbal2332]

How to use these hydrogel like(alginate geletine) polymeric hydrogel for biological applications like antimicrobial, anti cancer etc.....

[@sonalkhaitan469]

Hello you are on?

[@SatyaPalPMT]

Acrylamide Hydrogel

[@yogitabasnal]

After checking their swellability , is it possible to get their original texture and shape restored?

[@polymerscope6881]

Yes

[@gemsofdigitalworld]

​@@polymerscope6881how?

[@yogitabasnal]

​@@polymerscope6881do we need to use heavy stone to break the glass tube?? Because the small pieces of test tubes. Stick to the hydrogel when the glass test tube cracks 😢

[@ravimic7293]

Please send the link of research article so I can download and understand more

[@polymerscope6881]

Modeling of Swelling Behaviors of Acrylamide-Based Polymeric Hydrogels by Intelligent System
doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2014.996892

[@abdulazeezibraheem9237]

hello Prof., I can find APS, can I use Sodium persulphate?

[@polymerscope6881]

Yes

[@luckyandreibautista5270]

Hi!, I would like to know the process of synthesizing hydrogel powder or spheres?.. I am trying to develop one out of novel materials. Hope you can help me..Thankyou!

[@polymerscope6881]

The details shown in this bro.

[@luckyandreibautista5270]

@@polymerscope6881 A'ight man

[@yogitabasnal]

those highy swellable are for what purpose? because as far as i know too much swellability is not prefered in vivo in humans because it puts too much pressure in the nearby tissue and increases tension. Are those swellable well suited for agriculture??

[@T--xo2uq]

Swelling is also bad for applications in batteries which is what I'm interested in... I've seen one paper that used cellulose as the copolymer, I'm trying to figure out the rest of their process, i.e. amount of AA monomer added.

[@yogitabasnal]

@@T--xo2uq ​​as far as I have observed, the hydrogels which are synthesized at higher temperatures are more swellable like at more than 60 degrees but the ones synthesized at 41 degree around are less swellable. Highly swellable can found applications in agriculture for sure

[@kunalsinha52]

I am trying to prepare this hydrogel, without VSA. Here there is no mention of Nitrogen environment, which I frequently encounter while going through literature. It would be great if you can throw some light on it.

[@yogitabasnal]

@@kunalsinha52 nitrogen purging is required to expel entrapped air/oxygen. Some people also use argon for the same. Its not mandatory though. I synthesized my hydrogels without nitrogen purging and they were synthesized really well.

[@abdulazeezibraheem9237]

i can't find APS, can I use Sodium persulphate?

[@polymerscope6881]

Yes.

[@shivimaurya9631]

Does ethanol as solvent instead of DI water effect acrlyamide hydrogel formation ?

[@polymerscope6881]

Sure it does affect. The yield of the polymerization reaction is very low.

[@shivimaurya9631]

Sir the chemical used is not soluble in DI water bt in ethanol...so is there any way to get the polyacrlyamide gel little viscous gel using ethanol ?

[@polymerscope6881]

@@shivimaurya9631 The less you use crosslinker MBAAm, the more fluid it will be. For example, if you use the crosslinker at 0.2 mole percent of the monomer, you can get a viscous gel.

[@shivimaurya9631]

Thank you sir for the valuable suggestion😊

[@dayumiqbal2332]

Please share the recipe or refer ur article related to nanoparticles incorporated hydrogel of geletine alginate...

[@polymerscope6881]

I think the answer is on google. There are many articles

[@yogitabasnal]

@@polymerscope6881 but in google they are saying they are not stable and after sometime it corrodes, no stable incorporation method is available at this time.

[@martinaomada656]

Why didn't you vary APS AND TEMED in the different mixtures professor?

[@polymerscope6881]

It can also be used like this after a homogeneous mixture is provided. it is best to prepare their aqueous solutions beforehand.

[@deepajessi2510]

Sir... Kindly share the video of making cost effective hydrogels

[@cihangirboztepe5918]

Such as Acrylamide, acrylic acid or another? What kind you want?

[@deepajessi2510]

Thank you for your reply sir... I need acrylamide gel sir

[@hakkozgurkaya8822]

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[@mikejin8334]

how to buy APS?

[@polymerscope6881]

From Chemicals companies (Sigma Aldrich etc. )

[@social.2184]

Are you a biomedical engineer?

[@polymerscope6881]

No, I am Chemical Engineer. But my field of study is related to biomedical engineering.