Bibliographic citations
Gonzales, K., (2019). Síntesis de hidrogeles con derivado de quitosana y caracterización de sus propiedades fisicoquímicas y mecánicas [Tesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12404/15006
Gonzales, K., Síntesis de hidrogeles con derivado de quitosana y caracterización de sus propiedades fisicoquímicas y mecánicas [Tesis]. PE: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12404/15006
@mastersthesis{renati/532323,
title = "Síntesis de hidrogeles con derivado de quitosana y caracterización de sus propiedades fisicoquímicas y mecánicas",
author = "Gonzales Rojas, Karen Nonaquina",
publisher = "Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú",
year = "2019"
}
The main objective of this thesis was to synthesize crosslinked polyacrylamide hydrogels and poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) hydrogels, both with N,N´-methylene-bisacrylamide (MBAm) and chitosan derivative (DCHI). This DCHI was prepared by using N-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-N′-ethylcarbodiimide as a coupling agent in order to graft acrylic acid into the structure of chitosan. The synthesized hydrogels were characterized using different techniques including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), compression mechanical analysis, oscillatory rheology, as well as the degree of swelling in water. Moreover, the effect on the final properties of the hydrogels due to the crosslinking agent, MBAm and DCHI, and the interactions were evaluated. SEM micrographs obtained from the cross sections of the lyophilized hydrogels depicted the internal structures with interconnected micropores for all samples. Pore´s shape and size depend on the specific formulation for each hydrogel. In addition, the variability in the microstructure of the synthesized hydrogels had an effect on the swelling properties. The minimum value was 2300 % and the maximum was 6800%. The mechanical behaviour of hydrogels depicted elastic modulus between 0,068 and 0,23 MPa. Rheological studies showed hydrogels form stable viscoelastic solid gels and display a predominant elastic behaviour (G´>G´´). Also, it was possible to determine the linear viscoelastic regions for all hydrogels from stress sweep tests. Frequency sweep tests showed that the storage modulus G´ had a constant value for each type of hydrogel. The theoretical crosslink density was calculated using the rubber elasticity theory and the storage modulus from the frequency sweep tests. Finally, with the increase of crosslinking density in the structure, there was an improvement of the mechanical and rheological properties of the hydrogels. However, the swelling properties decrease. Furthermore, chitosan derived hydrogels had better properties compared to polyacrylamide-based hydrogels.
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