Preparation of hydrophilic polymer networks by post-curing reaction

Andreopoulos Andreas, G

dc.contributor.author	Andreopoulos Andreas, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:09:00Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:09:00Z
dc.date.issued	1992	en
dc.identifier.issn	0021-8995	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/10791
dc.subject.classification	Polymer Science	en
dc.subject.other	Acrylics--Crosslinking	en
dc.subject.other	Biomaterials	en
dc.subject.other	Polymerization--Copolymerization	en
dc.subject.other	Hydrogels	en
dc.subject.other	Hydrophilic Polymer Network	en
dc.subject.other	Gels	en
dc.title	Preparation of hydrophilic polymer networks by post-curing reaction	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1002/app.1992.070450609	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1992.070450609	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1992	en
heal.abstract	Hydrophilic gels are a very important class of polymeric materials with extensive applications as biomedical products. The critical properties of hydrogels, such as sorption and desorption, mechanical behavior, swelling properties, etc., are controlled by network characteristics, i.e. degree of crosslinking and the density, distribution and length of crosslinks. Hydrogels prepared by copolymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) have already been studied in detail. In this work, hydrophilic networks were prepared by crosslinking HEMA with EGDMA, and poly(2-hydroxy-ethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) with diphenylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate (MDI). The swelling properties of both types of networks were studied and the differences in behavior were attributed to the different techniques applied for network formation.	en
heal.publisher	JOHN WILEY & SONS INC	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Applied Polymer Science	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1002/app.1992.070450609	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1992HV69900009	en
dc.identifier.volume	45	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	1005	en
dc.identifier.epage	1010	en