PHEMA hydrogels obtained by a novel low-heat curing procedure with a potential for in situ preparation

Macromolecular Bioscience

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 591-600

  Ferruti, Paolo ^a   Grigolini, Michela ^a   Ranucci, Elisabetta ^a  

^a Dipto di Chim Organ e Industriale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Curing of polymers; Functionalization of polymers; Hydrogels; In situ polymerization; Methacryloylating agent

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CROSSLINKING; CURING; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; OLIGOMERS; POLYACRYLATES; POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VISCOSITY;

CROSSLINKERS; POLY(2-HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE) (PHEMA);

HYDROGELS;

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; POLYMACON;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; HYDROGEL; LOW TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ABSORPTION; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HEAT; HYDROGELS; POLYHYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; WATER;

EID: 4544383353     PISSN: 16165187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mabi.200300130     Document Type: Article

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