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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Synthesis and Swelling Behavior of pH-Sensitive Semi-IPN Superabsorbent Hydrogels Based on Poly(acrylic acid) Reinforced with Cellulose Nanocrystals.

Lim Sze Lim, Noor Afizah Rosli, Ishak Ahmad, Azwan Mat Lazim, Mohd Cairul Iqbal Mohd Amin

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Lim Sze LimPolymer Research Centre (PORCE), School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Selangor 43600, Malaysia. modulus.s91@gmail.com.
Noor Afizah RosliPolymer Research Centre (PORCE), School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Selangor 43600, Malaysia. noorafizahr@gmail.com.
Ishak AhmadPolymer Research Centre (PORCE), School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Selangor 43600, Malaysia. gading@ukm.edu.my.
Azwan Mat LazimPolymer Research Centre (PORCE), School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Selangor 43600, Malaysia. azwanlazim@ukm.edu.my.
Mohd Cairul Iqbal Mohd AminFaculty of Pharmacy, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia. mciamin@ukm.edu.my.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

pH-sensitive poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) hydrogel reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) was prepared. Acrylic acid (AA) was subjected to chemical cross-linking using the cross-linking agent MBA (

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acrylic acidcellulose nanocrystalschemical cross-linking

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PMID29156613
PMCPMC5707616

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