Research Article

Synthesis and Performance of Hybrid Hydrogels Loaded with Methylene Blue and Its Use for Antimicrobial Photodynamic Inactivation

Table 1

Equilibrium swelling ratio (Seq), equilibrium water content (EWC), and rate constant of swelling (k) of the hydrogels.

SampleSeq (%)EWC (%)k (mināˆ’1)

PAA1530940.5175
D500-PAA183394.60.6268
DSS500-PAA200895.10.6771