title: Hybrid, elastomeric hydrogels crosslinked by multifunctional block copolymer micelles.
abstract: Amphiphlic block copolymers consisting of hydrophilic, poly(acrylic acid) randomly decorated with acrylate groups and hydrophobic, rubbery poly(n-butyl acrylate) self-assembled into well-defined micelles with an average diameter of ~21 nm. Radical polymerization of acrylamide in the presence of the crosslinkable micelles gave rise to hybrid, elastomeric hydrogels whose mechancial properties can be readily tuned by varying the BCM concentration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716, USA.
authors.forename: Longxi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jiahua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Darrin J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Pochan
authors.forename: Xinqiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jia