Studies on Swelling and Absorption Properties of the Irradiated Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA)/Kappa-Carrageenan Blend Hydrogels

MD Tariqul Islam^1,2, NC Dafader³, Pinku Poddar¹, Noor MD Shahriar Khan¹ and AM Sarwaruddin Chowdhury^1*

¹Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, E-mail: tariq.ier@gmail.com

²Department of Chemistry, American International University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, E-mail: tariq.ier@gmail.com

³Nuclear and Radiation Chemistry Division, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Dhaka, Bangladesh, E-mail: tariq.ier@gmail.com