Polymer chemistry - Swell gels

被引:158
作者
Kopecek, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Utah, Dept Pharmaceut & Pharmaceut Chem, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
[2] Univ Utah, Dept Bioengn, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
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D O I
10.1038/417388a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Linked chains of polymers can form hydrogels, whose properties are attractive for biomedical applications. It seems that the molecular arrangement of the polymer ingredients is central to hydrogel performance.
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