2-hydroxypropyl acrylate will increase the hydrophilic properties of polymers when copolymerized into a range of acrylate and methacrylate systems. This monomer has been used in hydrogel polymers and in RAFT polymerizations.
This product is a mixture of isomers in the approximate ratio of: 75% 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, 25% 1-methyl-2-hydroxyethyl acrylate.
For preparation of hydrogels see:
Pascual,B.; Castellano, I.; Vazquez, B.; Gurruchaga, M.; Goñi, I. Polymer, 1996, 37(6), 1005-1011.
For use in RAFT polymers with cleavable crosslinks see:
Vo,C.D.; Rosselgong, J. and Armes, S.P.; Billingham, N.C.Macromolecules, 2007, 40 (20), 7119–7125