Ionic and nonionic polymer gels
A wide variety of applications from drug delivery and artificial tissues to sensors and actuators require responsive, "smart" materials. Polyelectrolyte hydrogels show a great sensitivity to stimuli in that small changes in electric potential, salt concentration, or solvent composition can...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2008
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Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3336930 |