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Hydrophilic polymeric membranes obtained by radiation cast-copolymerization of ethyl acrylate with various monomers

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Hydrophilic polymeric membranes were prepared by radiation cast-copolymerization of ethyl acrylate with various diacrylates and dimethacrylates. The hydration and mechanical properties of the copolymers were studied as a function of copolymerization composition. The degree of hydration, tensile strength, tear strength, elongation at break, and Young's modulus increased with decreasing concentration of the ethyl acrylate component. In a certain copolymerization composition, the hydrophilic polymeric membranes which resemble the mechanical property of the biomedical materials were obtained.

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  1. Takasaki Radiation Chemistry Research Establishment, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Takasaki, Gunma, Japan

    Minoru Kumakura & Isao Kaetsu

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Kumakura, M., Kaetsu, I. Hydrophilic polymeric membranes obtained by radiation cast-copolymerization of ethyl acrylate with various monomers. J Mater Sci 18, 1335–1340 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01111951

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