Abstract
We prepared new and scalable, hybrid inorganic–organic step-growth hydrogels with polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) network knot construction elements and hydrolytically degradable poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) di-ester macromonomers by in situ radical-mediated thiol–ene photopolymerization. The physicochemical properties of the gels are fine-tailored over orders of magnitude including functionalization of their interior, a hierarchical gel structure, and biodegradability.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2183-2187 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Polymer Chemistry |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2015 |
Fields of science
- 304007 Tissue engineering
- 204002 Chemical reaction engineering
- 210004 Nanomaterials
- 104 Chemistry
- 104002 Analytical chemistry
- 104011 Materials chemistry
- 104014 Surface chemistry
- 104016 Photochemistry
- 104018 Polymer chemistry
- 104008 Catalysis
- 104010 Macromolecular chemistry
- 104015 Organic chemistry
- 104019 Polymer sciences
- 106002 Biochemistry
- 107002 Bionics
- 301305 Medical chemistry
- 301207 Pharmaceutical chemistry
- 301904 Cancer research
- 302009 Chemotherapy
JKU Focus areas
- Nano-, Bio- and Polymer-Systems: From Structure to Function
- Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)