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Polymer Bulletin

, Volume 20, Issue 3, pp 285–289 | Cite as

Structural analysis of charged polymeric networks

  • Lisa Brannon-Peppas
  • Nikolaos A. Peppas
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Summary

A new model was developed to accurately describe the swelling behavior of charged polymeric networks. The model incorporates elastic, mixing and ionic contributions to the chemical potential. Changes in the equilibrium degree of swelling as a function of pH can be predicted.

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Polymer Structural Analysis Material Processing Polymeric Network Ionic Contribution 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Lisa Brannon-Peppas
    • 1
  • Nikolaos A. Peppas
    • 1
  1. 1.School of Chemical EngineeringPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteUSA

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