Smart Superporous hydrogels (SPHs) of
dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and acrylamide
(AAm) under various conditions were synthesized via
microwave (MW) procedure. The synthesized SPHs were
confirmed by Fourier Transform spectroscopy (FT-IR). It
was demonstrated that increasing feeding ratios of crosslinker
and increasing irradiation time in the hydrogels the
corresponding peaks became stronger. The X-Ray Diffraction
(XRD) spectra was shown the amorphous nature of
hydrogels and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) micrographs
of the freeze-dried poly(DMAEMA-co-AAm)
hydrogels showed honeycomb-like pores. The thermal degradation
behavior of obtained SPHs was investigated by
Thermalgravimetery analysis (TGA). According to TGA results,
hydrogels showed a higher thermal stability with increasing
in irradiation time, which could be due to the higher
crosslinking degree within the networks. Furthermore, some
parameters such as pH, irradiation time and crosslinking content
on the swelling behavior of SPHs samples were studied.
Finally, the Kamlet-Abboud-Taft polarity functions obtained
with polarity standard probe for all synthetic smart SPHs
media.
