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Preparation of poly(aspartic acid) superabsorbent hydrogels by solvent-free processes

  • Hongyu Meng , Xin Zhang , Qiuchi Chen , Jun Wei , Yang Wang , An Dong , Haiyuan Yang , Tianwei Tan and Hui Cao EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: March 14, 2015
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Abstract

Poly(aspartic acid) (PASP) hydrogel is a biodegradable and biocompatible polymer with high water absorbing ability. Traditionally, the production of PASP hydrogel consumes large amounts of organic solvents, i.e., dimethylformamide (DMF) or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). This traditional approach is now considered costly, complex and environmentally unfriendly due to required used solvent disposal. The present research explores two novel methods in preparing PASP hydrogel without organic solvent, by using hydrazine hydrate and ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (EGDGE) or poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether (PEGDGE) as the cross-linkers. Absorbent ability and other characteristics are determined. Preparing PASP hydrogel in aqueous solution is promising and finds its use in many applications.


Corresponding author: Hui Cao, Life Science and Technology College, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Number 15, Beisanhuangdong Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China, e-mail:

Acknowledgments

The authors express their thanks for the support from the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (2013CB733600).

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The online version of this article (DOI: 10.1515/polyeng-2014-0275) offers supplementary material, available to authorized users.


Received: 2014-9-19
Accepted: 2014-12-24
Published Online: 2015-3-14
Published in Print: 2015-9-1

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