Abstract
It is shown, that reaction between polyacrylic acid and polyvinyl caprolactam leads to formation of wide range of different products. Besides classic interpolymer complexes and physically cross-linked hydrogels, the intermediates are formed. Those intermediates, particularly, include hydrophilic interpolymer associates, i.e. semistable polymer networks existing in dynamical mode, which is characterized by continuous process of formation/destroying of hydrogen bonds. Other intermediate products are relatively stable fragments of the polymer networks or associates stabilized by hydrogen bonds.