Hydration studies in polymer hydrogels

P Pissis, A Kyritsis - Journal of Polymer Science Part B …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer hydrogels have attracted much interest in recent years based on numerous
applications mainly in biotechnology and medicine. For the knowledge‐based design and …

Hydrophilic nonwoven nanofiber membranes as nanostructured supports for enzyme immobilization

AL Medina-Castillo, L Ruzic, B Nidetzky… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The high porosity, interconnected pore structure, and high surface area-to-volume ratio
make the hydrophilic nonwoven nanofiber membranes (NV-NF-Ms) promising …

Analysis of the biological response of endothelial and fibroblast cells cultured on synthetic scaffolds with various hydrophilic/hydrophobic ratios: influence of …

AJ Campillo-Fernández, RE Unger, K Peters… - … Engineering Part A, 2009 - liebertpub.com
In this study we developed polymer scaffolds intended as anchorage rings for cornea
prostheses among other applications, and examined their cell compatibility. In particular, a …

Fibronectin activity on substrates with controlled OH density

D Gugutkov, G Altankov… - … Research Part A: An …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Adhesion of human fibroblast to a family of fibronectin (FN) coated model substrates
consisting of copolymers of ethyl acrylate and hydroxyl ethylacrylate in different ratios to …

Water sorption and polymer dynamics in hybrid poly (2-hydroxyethyl-co-ethyl acrylate)/silica hydrogels

A Stathopoulos, P Klonos, A Kyritsis, P Pissis… - European Polymer …, 2010 - Elsevier
This work probes the hydration properties and molecular dynamics of hybrid poly
(hydroxyethyl-co-ethyl acrylate)/silica hydrogels. Two series of hybrid copolymers were …

Facile synthesis of amphiphilic gels by frontal free‐radical polymerization

J Tu, L Chen, Y Fang, C Wang… - Journal of Polymer …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We report a new facile strategy for quickly synthesizing poly (2‐hydroxyethyl acrylate‐co‐
vinyl versatate) amphiphilic gels with excellent physicochemical properties by frontal free …

A multifunctional material based on co-electrospinning for developing biosensors with optical oxygen transduction

T Ramon-Marquez, AL Medina-Castillo, N Nagiah… - Analytica chimica …, 2018 - Elsevier
A multifunctional material based on co-electrospinning has been developed as a basic
material for the development of biosensors with optical oxygen transduction. It is based on …

Determination of moisture content in relation to thermal behaviour and plasticization of Eudragit RLPO

C Pirayavaraporn, T Rades, IG Tucker - International journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Coalescence of polymer particles on thermal treatment plays an important role in effective
control of drug release from these matrix systems. The water content of the polymer may …

Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Toward Quality Cartilage Using Fibrinogen‐Based Nanofibers

J Forget, F Awaja, D Gugutkov… - Macromolecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Mimicking the complex intricacies of the extra cellular matrix including 3D configurations and
aligned fibrous structures were traditionally perused for producing cartilage tissue from stem …

Biodegradable chitosan-poly (Ɛ-caprolactone) dialdehyde copolymer networks for soft tissue engineering

MA Gámiz-González, A Vidaurre… - Polymer Degradation and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Chitosan/PCL block-copolymer networks were synthesized using different amounts of
aldehyde end-capped polycaprolactone as crosslinking agent. The crosslinking reaction …