Abstract
A new hectorite/poly(AM/IA) nanocomposite hydrogel was synthesized by inverse microemulsion polymerization. Influences of hectorite content on water absorbency and salt solution absorbency, swellability, pH-sensitivity, gel strength and temperature-resistance of the nanocomposite hydrogel were investigated. Water and salt solution absorbencies, pH-sensitivity and swellability decreased while gel strength and temperature-resistance of the nanocomposite hydrogel increased with increasing hectorite content. The as-synthesized hydrogel particles were regular and spherical-like in shape and had the average particle size of 43 nm with the range of 30–65 nm. Hectorite clay platelets were exfoliated and transformed into amorphous structure within the polymeric networks.
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