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Swollen hydrogels were prepared by γ-radiation copolymerization of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and acrylonitrile. The influence of radiation dose and feed composition on the swelling properties, diffusional behavior of water and diffusion coefficients of the hydrogel systems were examined. N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone/acrylonitrile hydrogels were swollen in the range 50–850%. Water diffusion to the hydrogels generally was a non-Fickian type diffusion.
The hydrogel were used in the studies of adsorption of some water soluble dye such as basic blue 9, tetraethyl rhodamine, xylidine ponceau 2R, indigo carmine, helianthin and erythrosine, and of a vitamin riboflavin (Vitamin B2).
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Received: 9 June 1998/Revised version: 23 July 1998/Accepted: 23 July 1998
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Şahiner, N., Saraydin, D., Karadağ, E. et al. Swelling and dye adsorption properties of radiation induced N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone/acrylonitrile hydrogels. Polymer Bulletin 41, 371–378 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002890050376
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002890050376