Natural bio-based monomers for biomedical applications: a review

MS Birajdar, H Joo, WG Koh, H Park - Biomaterials Research, 2021 - spj.science.org
In recent years, synthetic and semi-synthetic polymer materials have been widely used in
various applications. Especially concerning biomedical applications, their biocompatibility …

Functional copolymers of N-isopropylacrylamide for bioengineering applications

ZMO Rzaev, S Dincer, E Pişkin - Progress in Polymer Science, 2007 - Elsevier
Various kinds of stimuli–responsive N-isopropylacrylamide copolymers are among an
important class of bioengineering materials that have been the subject of many extensive …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of anionic dyes from aqueous solutions by adsorption of chitosan-based semi-IPN hydrogel composites

S Zhao, F Zhou, L Li, M Cao, D Zuo, H Liu - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
Semi-IPN hydrogel composites for dye adsorption studies were prepared via
photopolymerization of poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) macromer and acrylamide (AAm) …

A quantitative analysis of alginate swelling

M Davidovich-Pinhas, H Bianco-Peled - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2010 - Elsevier
The swelling behavior of physically cross-linked polysaccharides is not fully understood
despite its significance in many applications such as drug delivery. In this study the swelling …

Monodisperse temperature‐sensitive microcontainers

LS Zha, Y Zhang, WL Yang, SK Fu - Advanced Materials, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoresponsive microcontainers (see Figure) based on crosslinked poly (N‐
isopropylacrylamide) shells undergo a reversible swelling transition upon changing the …

Preparation of pH-and ionic-strength responsive biodegradable fumaric acid crosslinked carboxymethyl cellulose

E Akar, A Altınışık, Y Seki - Carbohydrate polymers, 2012 - Elsevier
A novel biodegradable sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC)-based hydrogel was
synthesized by using fumaric acid (FA) as a crosslinking agent at various ratios. Hydrogels …

Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)–hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) based hydrogels: synthesis and characterization

Y Seki, A Altinisik, B Demircioğlu, C Tetik - Cellulose, 2014 - Springer
A novel carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)–hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC)-based hydrogel with
sensitivity to environmental changes, pH and salts was synthesized by using fumaric acid …

Biodegradable thermoresponsive hydrogels for aqueous encapsulation and controlled release of hydrophilic model drugs

X Huang, TL Lowe - Biomacromolecules, 2005 - ACS Publications
A series of hydrogels with both thermoresponsive and completely biodegradable properties
was developed for aqueous encapsulation and controlled release of hydrophilic drugs in …

pH-sensitive polyvinylpyrrolidone-acrylic acid hydrogels: Impact of material parameters on swelling and drug release

K Sohail, IU Khan, Y Shahzad, T Hussain… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
In this study, we fabricated pH-sensitive polyvinylpyrrolidone/acrylic acid (PVP/AA)
hydrogels by a free-radical polymerisation method with variation in the content of monomer …

Diels–Alder “click” chemistry for the cross-linking of furfuryl-gelatin-polyetheramine hydrogels

C García-Astrain, A Gandini, C Peña, I Algar, A Eceiza… - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper deals with the design of biopolymeric hydrogels after the chemical cross-linking
of gelatin through the Diels–Alder (DA) reaction. Furan modified gelatin (Gel-FGE) was …