Electron Beam Synthesis and Characterization of Acrylamide/Acrylic Acid Hydrogels Using Trimethylolpropane Trimethacrylate as Cross-Linker

Table 3

The variation of first-order /min⁻¹ and second-order /g gel (g water min)⁻¹ swelling rate constants with the amount of TMPT and absorbed dose.

TMPT (mol/L)	Absorbed dose (kGy)
	2	3	4
	× 10^3
2.95 10^−3	3.14	2.59	2.65
5.90 10^−3	2.81	2.08	2.61
	× 10^7
2.95 10^−3	6.28	4.65	5.83
5.90 10^−3	2.15	2.65	5.46