This paper reports practical methods to prepare hydrogels in freestanding films and impregnated membranes and to characterize their physical properties, including water transport properties.
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| Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate Mn = 700 (PEGDA) | Sigma Aldrich | 455008 | |
| 1-Hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone, 99% (HCPK) | Sigma Aldrich | 405612 | |
| [2-(Methacrloyloxy)ethyl dimethyl-(3-sulfopropyl) ammonium hydroxide, 97% | Sigma Aldrich | 537284 | Acutely Toxic |
| Ethanol, 95% | Koptec, VWR International | V1101 | Flamable |
| Decane, anhydrous, 99% | Sigma Aldrich | 457116 | |
| Solupor Membrane | Lydall | 7PO7D | |
| Micrometer | Starrett | 2900-6 | |
| ATR-FTIR | Vertex 70 | ||
| DSC: TA Q2000 | TA Instruments | ||
| Rame’-hart Goniometer: Model 190 | Rame’-hart Instruments | ||
| Ultraviolet Crosslinker: CX-2000 | Ultra-Violet Products | UV radiation | |
| Permeation Cell: Model UHP-43 | Advantec MFS | ||
| Deionized Water: Milli-Q Water | EMD Millipore |
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