Synthesis and characterization of temperature/pH-sensitive hydroxypropylcellulose/ sodium alginate hydrogel
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AbstractA series of temperature and pH responsive hydrogels were synthesized by using hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) as temperature natural sensitive material, sodium alginate (SA) as pH sensitive material. The effect of SA to LCST has been studied and the mechanism of the influence has been presented. In addition, the swelling ratio and controlling factor of swelling process were all researched in this paper. The main results obtained are as follows: the LCST decreased gradually as SA was added into HPC; the HPC/SA hydrogel responded to both temperature and pH value of the medium; the swelling ratio reached maximum value at pH value of 6.