WATER-SOLUBLE AMPHOLYTIC GRAFTED POLYSACCHARIDES. 1. GRAFTING OF THE ZWITTERIONIC MONOMER 2-(2-METHACRYLO-ETHYLDIMETHYLAMMONIO) ETHANOATE ONTO HYDROXYETHYL CELLULOSE

Novel ampholytic grafted polysaccharides were prepared by grafting the Zwitterionic monomer 2-(2-methacryloethyldimeth-ylammonio) ethanoate onto hydroxyethyl cellulose. Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid was used in combination with ceric ammonium nitrate as the redox initiator. The effects of various factors such as initiator amount, monomer concentration, reaction temperature and time on the grafting were studied and the optimum reaction conditions to obtain maximum degree of grafting were found. The resulted graft copolymer was characterized by IR and thermal analyses.