Polyacrylamicle/graphite superabsorbent composite was synthesized by free radical polymerization of acrylamide monomer using N, N'-methylene-bis-acrylamide as crosslinker, potassium persulfate as initiator, and graphite as functional filler. On the basis of the superabsorbent composite, a hydrogel with a conductivity of 0.86 ms cm(-1) was obtained. The preparation conditions were optimized. The influence of crosslinker, initiator, monomer, graphite, water absorbency, and temperature on the conductivity of the hydrogel was investigated, an adsorbed network structure model for polyacrylamide/graphite conducting hydrogel was purposed. (c) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.