CTE / Proceedings 2025 / Effect of Acrylic Monomer Formulation on Photocuring and Water Swelling Ability of PVA Hydrogel

Effect of Acrylic Monomer Formulation on Photocuring and Water Swelling Ability of PVA Hydrogel

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23939/cte2025.01.272
The Innovations, Nanotechnologies, and Catalysis in the Chemical and Food Industries
pp.
272-278
Abstract

This research aim was to develop photocross-linkable hydrogel compositions based on polyvinyl alcohol, photoinitiator and functional acrylate monomers, to study their cross-linking under UV irradiation and the swelling ability in water of the obtained photocross-linked materials.

Keywords (in English)
polyvinyl alcohol
benzophenone
functional acrylate monomer
photocross-linking
polymer hydrogel composition
Author (co-authors)
First name Last name Institutional affiliation E-mail Phone number ORCID ID Academic status, position Institution address Author contribution(s) Institutional affiliation
Vasyl
Vaskiv
vasyl.vaskiv@gmail.com
PhD student
12 S. Bandery str., Lviv, 79013, UKRAINE
Investigation
Lviv Polytechnic National University
Dmytro
Saiuk
dimasayjk@gmail.com
PhD studnt
12 S. Bandery str., Lviv, 79013, UKRAINE
Investigation
Lviv Polytechnic National University
Viktor
Tokarev
viktor.s.tokariev@lpnu.ua
0000-0003-3276-1077
Professor
12 S. Bandery str., Lviv, 79013, UKRAINE
Conceptualization
Lviv Polytechnic National University
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