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Monitoring the gelation of polyacrylamide-sodium alginate composite by fluorescence technique
Authors:Evingür, Gülşen Akin; Tezcan, Filiz; Erim, F. Bedia; Pekcan, Önder
Publisher and Date:(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2012)Polyacrylamide (PAAm)-sodium alginate (SA) composite was prepared with different amounts of SA varying in the range between 0.06% and 2% (w/v). The PAAm-SA composite was characterized by the steady-state fluorescence technique. Pyranine was added as a fluoroprobe for monitoring the polymerization. It was observed that pyranine molecules bind to AAm and SA chains upon the initiation of the polymerization. Thus the fluorescence spectra of the bonded pyranines shift to the shorter wavelengths. ...