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Pullulan–STMP hydrogels: a way to correlate crosslinking mechanism, structure and physicochemical properties

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Rheological and swelling properties of hydrogels based on pullulan crosslinked with sodium trimetaphosphate (STMP) are explained according to various polymer and crosslinking agent concentrations using 31P-nuclear magnetic resonance study. This method has allowed determining the amount of all the species present in the medium when varying both pullulan and STMP concentrations. We have clearly demonstrated with a good agreement by both 31P-NMR and rheology that a critical STMP concentration occurs which is function of pullulan concentration. This typical crosslinking agent concentration delimitates the maximum of gel structure together with the minimum of swelling.

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This research is supported by the Réseau Matériaux Polymères Plasturgie (RMPP) and the Région Haute-Normandie.

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  1. Eric Condamine

    Present address: Laboratoire de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire, Institut de Biologie Structurale CEA-CNRS-UJF «J.-P. Ebel» (UMR CNRS 5075), 41 rue Jules Horowitz, 38027, Grenoble Cedex 1, France

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  1. Laboratoire Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces, Université de Rouen, CNRS UMR 6270 & FR 3038, 76821, Mont Saint Aignan, France

    Virginie Dulong, Renauld Forbice, Didier Le Cerf & Luc Picton

  2. Institut Fédératif de Recherche Multidisciplinaire sur les Peptides (IFRMP 23), Université de Rouen, CNRS UMR 6014 & FR 3038, 76821, Mont Saint Aignan, France

    Eric Condamine

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Dulong, V., Forbice, R., Condamine, E. et al. Pullulan–STMP hydrogels: a way to correlate crosslinking mechanism, structure and physicochemical properties. Polym. Bull. 67, 455–466 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-010-0435-2

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