Thermomechanical properties of PEGDA and its co-polymers

Autor: Rekowska Natalia, Arbeiter Daniela, Konasch Jan, Riess Alexander, Mau Robert, Eickner Thomas, Seitz Hermann, Grabow Niels, Teske Michael
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 669-672 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2364-5504
DOI: 10.1515/cdbme-2018-0161
Popis: Current research activities focus on personalized, comfortable and safe products for systemic or local drug application in patients. Poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate is in particular interest as a drug delivery material, as it shows appropriate biological properties such as hydrophilicity and low toxicity. Additionally, as an easily photopolymerizable compound it can be also utilized for the production of scaffolds with the use of different techniques such as stereolithography. Even though it is often used as a biomaterial or as a copolymer in many photopolymer systems for drug delivery, thermomechanical analysis and basic understanding are rare.
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