Issue 47, 2019, Issue in Progress

Polyacrylamide crosslinked by bis-vinylimidazolium bromide for high elastic and stable hydrogels

Abstract

A series of ionic compounds 1,n-dialkyl-3,3′-bis-l-vinylimidazolium bromide (CnVIM) are prepared and employed to crosslink acrylamide for polyacrylamide (PAAM) hydrogel preparation via in situ solution polymerization. The swelling behavior, mechanical properties and thermal stability of the prepared CnVIM crosslinked PAAM hydrogels are investigated. CnVIM effectively crosslink the PAAM networks to form porous structures in the hydrogel, which could stably absorb water as much as 75.9 fold in weight without structural degradation. The prepared hydrogels could endure compressive stress up to 1.95 MPa and compressive deformation more than 90%. Meanwhile, the CnVIM crosslinked networks show superior thermal stability, and could retain the structural integrity under 150 °C for more than 240 h. The swelling degradation resistance, mechanical strength and thermal stability of CnVIM crosslinked hydrogels are much better than those of a conventional N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide crosslinked PAAM hydrogel. Using bis-vinylimidazolium bromides as crosslinkers provides an optional strategy for constructing thermally and mechanically robust hydrogel networks.

Graphical abstract: Polyacrylamide crosslinked by bis-vinylimidazolium bromide for high elastic and stable hydrogels

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Jul 2019
Accepted
28 Aug 2019
First published
03 Sep 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2019,9, 27640-27645

Polyacrylamide crosslinked by bis-vinylimidazolium bromide for high elastic and stable hydrogels

C. Wang, X. Guan, Y. Yuan, Y. Wu and S. Tan, RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 27640 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA05201A

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