I've noticed that acrylamide is commonly used to copolymerize with acrylate monomers to form polymers with high swelling capacity. But I'm not sure which property of acrylamide would make it be favorably used?
Dear Nhien Nguyen, high affinity to water (high hygroscopy), and high tendency to polymerization and copolymerization to high molecular weights and thus geletion (physically). My Regards
Hi;
Acrylamide is an unsaturated amide that is produced mainly for use as an intermediate in the production of polyacrylamide. Acrylamide is stable at room temperature but can violently polymerize at its melting point or under UV light. Acrylamide is soluble in water (2155 g/L).
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SAPs (Superabsorbent Polymers) are typically cross linked hydrophilic network systems that are able to provide sufficient open volume space to accommodate water. Generally, they absorb many times their mass because they can expand and interact well with water through polar forces. PAM polymers based on acrylamide (AM) fulfill these later criteria. The attached article shows how a co-polymer involving AM provides useful water absorbency functionality.
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