Table 3.
Equilibrium swelling ratio of crosslinked PMAA microparticles
0.1 N HCl | NaHCO3 Buffer | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Theoretical
Crosslinking Ratio (Xtheo) |
Weight
swelling ratio (q) |
Mesh Size
(ξ, Å) |
Weight
swelling ratio (q) |
Mesh Size
(ξ, Å) |
0.0043 | 11.6 ± 0.6 | 270 | 40.5 ± 0.4 | 350 |
0.0079 | 11.9 ± 0.5 | 270 | 34.8 ± 0.8 | 340 |
0.0148 | 11.8 ± 0.6 | 270 | 26.6 ± 0.6 | 310 |
0.0309 | 11.2 ± 0.7 | 260 | 20.8 ± 1.1 | 290 |