Synthesis and characterization of a library of in-situ curing, nonswelling ethoxylated polyol thiol-ene hydrogels for tailorable macromolecule delivery.

O'Shea, Timothy M; Aimetti, Alex A; Kim, Eunha; Yesilyurt, Volkan; Langer, Robert · Adv Mater · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A transesterfication reaction is used to synthesize tri-thiol-functionalized-ethoxylated polyols that are combined with polyethylene glycol diacrylates to form a biodegradable hydrogel library. Hydrogels display nonswelling equilibration and offer temporal control over material degradation and the release of biomolecules. The demonstrated in vitro biocompatibility makes this a versatile platform that can be used for local drug delivery to volume-constrained anatomical sites.

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