Synthesis of hydrogels by radiation-induced cross-linking of Pluronic® F127 in N2O-saturated aqueous solution

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 17, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 804-813

  Ulanski, Piotr ^a   Pawlowska, Wioletta ^a   Kadlubowski, Slawomir ^a,b   Henke, Artur ^a,c   Gottlieb, Ronny ^a,c   Arndt, Karl Friedrich ^c   Bromberg, Lev ^b   Hatton, T Alan ^b   Rosiak, Janusz M ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross linking; Hydrogels; Ionizing radiation; Pluronic; Stimuli sensitive polymers

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; HYDROGELS; IONIZING RADIATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYPROPYLENE OXIDES; RADIOLYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHAIN SCISSION; INTERMOLECULAR RECOMBINATION; NITROUS OXIDE; PLURONIC; POLYMER-DERIVED RADICALS; SIDE REACTIONS; STIMULI-SENSITIVE POLYMERS; TRI-BLOCK COPOLYMER;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CROSSLINKING; HYDROGELS; IONIZING RADIATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYPROPYLENE OXIDES; RADIOLYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BLOCK COPOLYMER; CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION; HYDROGEL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RADIATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 33845366188     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.824     Document Type: Article

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