Qin, Zezhao published the artcileNonswellable and Tough Supramolecular Hydrogel Based on Strong Micelle Cross-Linkings, Related Products of esters-buliding-blocks, the publication is Biomacromolecules (2019), 20(9), 3399-3407, database is CAplus and MEDLINE.
Because of the difference in osmotic pressure, most tough hydrogels swell under physiol. conditions, which seriously weakens their mech. properties, limiting their applications in biomedicine. Herein, a novel strategy based on strong and high-d. micelle cross-linkings is proposed to prepare nonswellable and tough hydrogel. To realize a strong micelle cross-linker, the synergetic effect of hydrophobic and quadruple hydrogen-bonding interactions is employed by introducing an alkyl chain-protected ureido pyrimidinone moiety into a segmented copolymer backbone. The length of the alkyl is the key factor in determining the strength of the hydrophobic interaction, which was carefully tailored to gain micelles with high strength and suitable solubility A supramol. hydrogel was formed in situ by simply linking micelle cross-linkers with poly(ethylene glycol) chains. The strong and high-d. micelle cross-linkings restrain multiple effective chains outside the micelle from stretching during swelling, and the deformability of micelle cross-linkings disperses the local stress to maintain the network with high crosslinking d. upon loading. Therefore, the hydrogel exhibited an outstanding nonswelling behavior under physiol. conditions and excellent mech. properties with a compressive strength of 4 MPa. The rapid in situ gelation also facilitated injection and cell encapsulation. Meanwhile, it also showed good tissue adhesion, cytocompatibility, and suitable degradability. This novel and facile strategy can offer new insights into the exploitation of cross-linkings to prepare nonswellable hydrogels for biomedical applications.
Biomacromolecules published new progress about 517-23-7. 517-23-7 belongs to esters-buliding-blocks, auxiliary class Tetrahydrofuran,Ketone,Ester, name is 3-Acetyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one, and the molecular formula is C6H8O3, Related Products of esters-buliding-blocks.
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