Effect of molecular weight of poly(ethylene glycol) as humectant in interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels based on poly(sodium AMPS) and gelatin for wound dressing applications

• Main Authors: Apichaya Kapanya, Runglawan Somsunan, Witchaya Phasayavan, Robert Molloy, Supat Jiranusornkul
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Materials Science
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85082326819&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/68295
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2020, © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Hydrogel composed of poly(sodium 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonate) and gelatin containing different molecular weights of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as a humectant were prepared via UV photopolymerization. The results indicated that the PEG slo...