简介：Poly(vinylalcohol)/hydroxylapatite(PVA/HA)compositehydrogelwaspreparedbyrepeatedfreezingandthawing.Thewaterlosspropertiesoftheresultanthydrogelwereinvestigatedbyusingopticalmicroscope.LongtimeimmersiontestsofPVA/HAcompositehydrogelwerecarriedoutinthedilutedcalfserumsolutiontostudythechangelawsofswellingpropertieswiththefreezing-thawingcyclesandHAcontent.Themicro-morphologiesofPVA/HAcompositehydrogelafterlongtimeimmersionwereobservedbymeansofthehigh-accuracy3Dprofiler.TheresultsshowthattheswellingprocessofPVA/HAcompositehydrogelistheconverseprocessofitswaterloss.LongtimeswellingratiocurvesofPVA/HAcompositehydrogelinthecalfserumsolutionaremanifestedasfourstagesofquickincrease,decrease,slowdecreaseandstablebalance,anditsequilibriumswellingratiodecreaseswiththeincreaseoffreezing-thawingcyclesandHAcontent.ItisrevealedthatthenetworkstructureofthecompositehydrogelimmersedforalongperiodissignificantlyimprovedwiththeincreaseofHAcontent.PerfectnetworkstructuresofPVA/HAcompositehydrogelaswellasfullandequilibriumtissuesafterswellingequilibriumareobtainedwhentheHAcontentis3%andthenumberoffreezing-thawingcyclesis7.