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PEG-grafted chitosan as an injectable thermoreversible hydrogel
被引:124
|作者:
Bhattarai, N
Matsen, FA
Zhang, M
[1
]
机构:
[1] Univ Washington, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
[2] Univ Washington, Dept Orthopaed & Sports Med, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
关键词:
biocompatibility;
chitosan;
hydrogels;
poly(ethylene glycol);
viscosity;
D O I:
10.1002/mabi.200400140
中图分类号:
Q5 [生物化学];
Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号:
071010 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
PEG-grafted chitosan was formulated such that its solution undergoes a thermally reversed phase transition from an injectable free-flowing solution at low temperature to a gel at body temperature. Aqueous solutions of PEG-grafted chitosan can be prepared at physiological pH values, thereby allowing safe incorporation of bioactive molecules. This injectable thermoreversible hydrogel is potentially suitable for a wide range of biomedical applications, particularly in sustained in vivo drug release and tissue engineering.
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页码:107 / 111
页数:5
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