Thermo-responsive injectable hydrogels from linear and star-shaped block copolymers composed of amino acid-derived vinyl polymer and poly(ethylene glycol) for biomedical applications
Mitsuki Nakamura, Shin‐nosuke Nishimura, Nobuyuki Higashi, Tomoyuki Koga
Abstract
Injectable hydrogels were developed from linear and star-shaped thermo-responsive amino acid-derived vinyl polymer/polyethylene glycol block copolymers, and revealing their usefulness as three-dimensional scaffolds for biological applications.
Topics & Concepts
CopolymerSelf-healing hydrogelsEthylene glycolPolyethylene glycolStar polymerPolymerMaterials sciencePolymer chemistryChemical engineeringChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialEngineeringHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials