Synthesis of well-defined hydrogel networks using click chemistry.
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.
Malkoch
Michael
M
Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA.
Vestberg
Robert
R
Gupta
Nalini
N
Mespouille
Laetitia
L
Dubois
Philipe
P
Mason
Andrew F
AF
Hedrick
James L
JL
Liao
Qi
Q
Frank
Curtis W
CW
Kingsbury
Kevin
K
Hawker
Craig J
CJ
D020100:Hydrogels / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry
D020100:Hydrogels; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols