New insights into the cross-linking and degradation mechanism of Diels-Alder hydrogels

Eight-armed poly(ethylene glycol) was functionalized with furyl and maleimide groups. The two macromonomers were cross-linked by Diels-Alder (DA) reactions and the degradation behavior of the formed hydrogels was investigated. UV spectroscopy showed that maleimide groups were subject to ring-opening...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of materials chemistry. B, Materials for biology and medicine Materials for biology and medicine, 2015-01, Vol.3 (3), p.449-457
Hauptverfasser:	Kirchhof, Susanne, Strasser, Andrea, Wittmann, Hans-Joachim, Messmann, Viktoria, Hammer, Nadine, Goepferich, Achim M, Brandl, Ferdinand P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biology Crosslinking Degradation Derivatives Hydrogels Hydrolysis Shear modulus Swelling
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