Tuning the gelation of thermoresponsive gels

被引:45
作者
Constantinou, Anna P. [1 ]
Georgiou, Theoni K. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Mat, Exhibit Rd, London SW7 2AZ, England
关键词
Physical gels; Hydrogels; Thermoresponsive polymers; Temperature responsive polymers; Thermoresponsive gels; Block copolymers; Triblock copolymers; Injectable gels; Gelation temperature; Critical gelation concentration; LIVING CATIONIC-POLYMERIZATION; CRITICAL SOLUTION TEMPERATURES; AQUEOUS-SOLUTIONS; BLOCK-COPOLYMERS; ETHYLENE-OXIDE; TRIBLOCK COPOLYMERS; DIBLOCK COPOLYMERS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; 1,2-BUTYLENE OXIDE; PHYSICAL GELATION;
D O I
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2016.02.014
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Thermoresponsive gels are exciting polymeric materials with many biomedical applications in medical devices, drug delivery, tissue engineering and bio-printing. Also, they have great potential to be used in 3-D printing and thus in the fabrication of many different devices and materials. As it is crucial for the application of these gels to be able to control and tailor the gelation temperature and concentration this was the main focus and point of discussion of this feature article. Thus, it is discussed in detail how by varying the molar mass, composition, stereochemistry and architecture the thermoresponsive properties of these gels are altered. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:366 / 375
页数:10
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