Synthesis and recovery characteristics of branched and grafted PNIPAAm-PEG hydrogels for the development of an injectable load-bearing nucleus pulposus replacement

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1319-1328

  Thomas, Jonathan D ^a   Fussell, Garland ^b   Sarkar, Sumona ^c   Lowman, Anthony M ^a   Marcolongo, Michele ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b Synthes Technical Center   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogel; Intervertebral disc; Mechanical properties; PNIPAAm; Recovery

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROPHILICITY; LOAD TESTING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; RECOVERY; UNLOADING;

ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMERS; ACRYLAMIDES; COPOLYMER HYDROGELS; HYDROPHILICS; INJECTABLES; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOAD BEARING FUNCTIONS; LOAD-BEARING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; POLY(N-ISOPROPYL ACRYLAMIDE);

HYDROGELS;

MACROGOL; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPRESSION; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHILICITY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TISSUE GRAFT;

EID: 76949100245     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.10.024     Document Type: Article

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