Abstract
Addition of commercially available 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate to a water solution of potassium bisulfite unexpectedly yields an anionically charged hydrogel. Structural analysis shows the presence of sulfonato-blocked isocyanates (with no detectable residual isocyanates), a full polymerization of the vinyl groups, and the appearance of urea functional groups. A mechanism is proposed to explain the gel formation, based on a combination of bisulfite-initiated free-radical polymerization, crosslinking by urea bridge formation, and addition of bisulfite ions to isocyanate groups. Some basic physical properties (TGA, swelling) of the gel are presented.
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