title: Synthesis of well-defined hydrogel networks using click chemistry.
abstract: New PEG-based hydrogel materials have been synthesized by Click chemistry and shown to result in well-defined networks having significantly improved mechanical properties; the selectivity of the azide/acetylene coupling reaction also allows for the incorporation of various additives and functional groups leading to chemical tailoring of the hydrogels.
authors.affiliation: Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malkoch
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vestberg
authors.forename: Nalini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Laetitia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mespouille
authors.forename: Philipe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: Andrew F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hedrick
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Curtis W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kingsbury
authors.forename: Craig J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hawker
mesh_terms: D020100:Hydrogels / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D020100:Hydrogels; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols