title: Self-curing membranes of chitosan/PAA IPNs obtained by radical polymerization: preparation, characterization and interpolymer complexation.
abstract: Chitosan/polyacrylic acid I PN's were prepared by radical polymerization of acrylic acid, AA, activated at low temperature, in an aqueous/alcoholic chitosan dispersion. AA monomer to polymer conversion and membrane compositions were determined by elemental analysis and FTIR. Evidences of interpolyelectrolite complex formation were found from the FTIR spectra as well. The gravimetric measurements and the elemental analysis after some exhaustive PAA extraction support the existence of some PAA grafting on the reactive amine group of the chitosan. Swelling degree of the membranes is highly dependent on pH and composition, showing a higher swelling in membranes richer in AA and increased pH due to the breaking of interpolyelectrolite salt bonds.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Biomateriales, Universidad de La Habana, Cuba.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peniche
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Argüelles-Monal
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Davidenko
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sastre
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gallardo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: San Román
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002686:Chitin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D048271:Chitosan; D000431:Ethanol; D012997:Solvents; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water; D002686:Chitin; D000431:Ethanol; C006903:carbopol 940; D048271:Chitosan