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We report preliminary studies on the effect the relative amount of ionizable groups incorporated in the network, main polymer-constituent molecules, and cross-linking agent has on the volume phase transition of acrylamide-sodium acrylate copolymer gels. The experimental results agree with the theoretical prediction that the phase transition is characterized mainly by the number of ionized groups per effective polymer chain.
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Hirokawa, Y., Tanaka, T., Katayama, S. (1984). Effects of Network Structure on the Phase Transition of Acrylamide-Sodium Acrylate Copolymer Gels. In: Marshall, K.C. (eds) Microbial Adhesion and Aggregation. Life Sciences Research Reports, vol 31. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70137-5_13
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