Talk:Polyacrylamide

I'm surprised there is nothing here about water-beads -- the sort used in vases and potted plants; and MiracleGrow also has a variant on this. This is the only ingredient allegedly in them and the commercial sales to public are now pretty big. 159.118.44.6 (talk) 16:33, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

Does anybody have a citation for the salt-induced release statement at the end of the article?

Would it be possible to show some purchasing information or which companies product this substance --Frozenport 01:09, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * There are *lots* of companies selling this. Most major biotech manufactors has it. --David Munch 10:28, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

I actually did some graduate research somewhat related to compound uptake with polyacrylamides not too long ago, and the note about the release with salt is news to me. . . at least without a lot more of an explanation that I could take an educated guess at filling in. I also take some issue with the cancer-causing claim right after that, as I'm pretty sure it's just the acrylamide monomer that's the carcinogen if polyacrylamides are safe to be used in all the applications I've seen.

I haven't actually edited the page yet, but I'll try to add in a bunch more information that I picked up along the way when I get the chance. Captainq31 17:36, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

IUPAC name
Should include systematic name(s). — DIV (128.250.204.118 00:45, 8 November 2007 (UTC))


 * As far as I can tell, poly(2-propenamide) would be reasonable for the source-based name, but I'm not sure what the structure-based name is. Something like poly(1-amidoxyethylene)? I think poly(1-carbamoylethyelene) poly(1-carbamoylethylene)   —DIV (128.250.80.15 (talk) 09:23, 17 September 2008 (UTC))

GLP Reference
I'm replacing the reference to Good Laboratory Practice to safe laboratory practice. GLP refers to a set of regulatory controls used in safety assessment studies etc. What the author of this comment meant I'm assuming is best lab practice, as in using appropriate PPE, safe systems of work, appropriate training etc. 82.10.70.8 (talk) 14:08, 15 November 2008 (UTC) There are many companies sell this product,and [Union World] is one of them to wholesale Polyacrylamide. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aliceuwater (talk • contribs) 05:11, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

And in cosmetic "enhancement"?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Burns#Image_and_health links to this page - there may be others? How significant is its use? What are the health consequences? Don't you think there ought to be some detail on its detrimental use? 142.114.162.141 (talk) 22:41, 24 November 2016 (UTC)