Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 1996, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (4): 52-55.

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States of Water in Chitosan/Polyether Semi-IPN Hydrogel

Guan Yunlin1, Shao Lei1, Yao Kangde2   

  1. 1. Applied Chemistry Department, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072;
    2. Materials Science and Engineering Department, Tianjin University, Tianjin
  • Received:1995-11-13 Revised:1996-01-31 Published:1996-08-10 Online:1996-08-10

Abstract: The chitosan/polyether semi-IPN hydrogel based on glutaraldehyde-crosslinked chitosan and polyether interpenetrating polymer network(semi-IPN) has been prepared.The physical state of water in the semi-IPN hydrogel swollen in distilled water or PH=l.25 buffer solution was studied with differential scanning calorimetry(DSC).Infrared spectroscopy was also used to provide information on the interactions of water molecules with the gel network.

Key words: chitosan polyether, semi-IPN, hydrogel, state of water, differential scanning