Effect of hydrophilicity and agmatine modification on degradation of poly(propylene fumarate-co-ethylene glycol) hydrogels

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1148-1154

  Tanahashi, Kazuhiro ^a,b   Mikos, Antonios G ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b TORAY INDUSTRIES INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Degradation; Guanidino group; Hydrophilicity; Injectable biodegradable hydrogel; Poly(propylene fumarate co ethylene glycol)

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CROSSLINKING; HYDROGELS; HYDROPHILICITY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SWELLING;

MOLAR RATIO;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

AGMATINE; COPOLYMER; FUMARIC ACID; MACROGOL; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; POLY(PROPYLENE FUMARATE CO ETHYLENE GLYCOL); PROPYLENE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CELL SWELLING; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

AGMATINE; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HYDROGELS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYPROPYLENES; WATER;

EID: 0348014767     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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