AbstractGrafting of 3‐chloro‐2‐hydroxypropyl acrylate onto chrome tanned collagen fibers, initiated by the redox system bisulfite/persulfate, has been investigated. Using the method of statistical planning of experiments regression equations have been obtained, describing the effect of monomer concentration and of initiation system constituents concentrations on monomer conversion, degree of grafting of collagen, and on physical properties of resulting composites. The relationship between the content of poly(3‐chloro‐2‐hydroxypropyl acrylate) in the composite and the swelling ability, water absorption, and tensile strength of the same is discussed. Moreover, results of morphology investigation of composites, prepared by grafting of various acrylic monomers onto collagen fibers, as obtained by electron microscopy, are presented an
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