Table 2.
Formulas realtionships among swelling (%), gelation (%), composition and radiation dose; and elemental analysis by EDX for AgNPs hydrogel nanocomposites.
| Sample | Formulas of swelling versus dose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.01) |
S = 1.8D2 − 48.6D + 517 R2 = 0.99 |
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| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.02) |
S = 1.56 D2 − 44.6D + 486 R2 = 0.99 |
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| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.03) |
S = 0.78D2 − 30.3D + 494 R2 = 0.99 |
| Sample | Formulas of swelling versus composition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.01)-5 |
S = − 855C + 351 R2 = 0.95 |
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| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.02)-5 | ||||
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.03)-5 | ||||
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.01)-10 |
S = − 630 C + 234 R2 = 0.97 |
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| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.02)-10 | ||||
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.03)-10 | ||||
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.01)-15 |
S = − 1170 C + 236 R2 = 0.96 |
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| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.02)-15 | ||||
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.03)-15 |
| Sample | Formulas of gelation (%) versus dose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.01) |
S = 0.14 D + 13.8 R2 = 0.94 |
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| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.02) |
S = 0.083 D + 19.12 R2 = 0.97 |
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| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.03) |
S = 0.127 D + 20.47 R2 = 0.97 |
| Sample | Formulas of gelation (%) versus composition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.01)-5 |
G = − 1452 C2 + 292 C + 6.41 R2 = 0.99 |
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| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.02)-5 | ||||
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.03)-5 | ||||
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.01)-10 |
G = − 1552 C2 + 306 C + 6.52 R2 = 0.99 |
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| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.02)-10 | ||||
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.03)-10 | ||||
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.01)-15 |
G = − 999 C2 + 229.8 C + 9.45 R2 = 0.99 |
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| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.02)-15 | ||||
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.03)-15 |
| Sample | Element (wt.%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | N | O | Ag | |
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.01) | 34.41 | 19.91 | 45.14 | 0.54 |
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.02) | 46.17 | 19.33 | 34 | 0.5 |
| (PAm/CS)-(0.3/0.03) | 47.18 | 22.13 | 30.18 | 0.51 |
Abbreviations of C, D, G and S refer to the composition, dose, gelation (%) and swelling (%), respectively.