Title :
Swelling kinetics of physically crosslinked Polyurethane-block-polyacrylamide hydrogels
Author :
Patel, Alpesh ; Mequanint, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. & Biochem. Eng., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON
Abstract :
Physically crosslinked Polyurethane-b-polyacrylamide (PU-b-PAAm) hydrogels have been synthesized using dithiocarbamate (DC)-based polyurethane macroiniferter (PUMI). The prepared materials have been characterized using GPC and spectroscopic analysis. The detailed transport behavior of these hydrogels has been investigated.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biomedical materials; biotransport; hydrogels; crosslinking; dithiocarbamate-based polyurethane macroiniferter; hydrogel transport; polyurethane-block-polyacrylamide hydrogels; spectroscopic analysis; swelling kinetics; Biological materials; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical materials; Chemical engineering; Kinetic theory; Photochemistry; Polymers; Spectroscopy; Targeted drug delivery; Tissue engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2009 IEEE 35th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4362-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4364-2
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2009.4967632
