Swelling Behavior of Macroporous Polymer Networks

CESAR G. GOMEZ; GUSTAVO PASTRANA; DANIEL SERRANO; ESTANISLAO ZUZEK; MARCELO A. VILLAR; MIRIAM STRUMIA

Granada

Congreso; European Polymer Congress; 2011

The influence of crosslinking agent content and stirring speed on the structure of the polymer network obtained for the system 2-hydroxyethyl metacrylate (HEMA) and ethylene glycol dimetacryclate (EGDMA) by suspension polymerize-tion was studied. The matrix pore system and its crosslinking degree were evaluated, principally, from their swelling in water. Characteristics parameters of the porous network were also obtained from a simple mathematical model.