Process for making low density hydrogel materials having high surface areas

摘要

A process for making a crosslinked, highly porous body derived from a water-soluble, hydrogel polymer, wherein the porous body is characterized in that it has an open-celled 3-dimensional lattice structure, a density of less than about 1.0 g/cm3, a surface area of equal to or greater than about 30 m2/g, and a compression strength of equal to or less than about 75% yield at 300 psi.