Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
A new type of irreversibly reductively biodegradable hydrogel |
| Authors: |
Vetrik, Miroslav vetrix@seznam.cz, Hruby, Martin1, Pradny, Martin1, Michalek, Jiri1 |
| Source: |
Polymer Degradation & Stability. May2011, Vol. 96 Issue 5, p892-897. 6p. |
| Subjects: |
Biodegradable products, Hydrogels, Crosslinked polymers, Nicotinamide, Tissue engineering, Phosphates, Scission (Chemistry) |
| Abstract: |
Abstract: Reductively biodegradable hydrogels based on poly[N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide] crosslinked with N-[3-(methacryloylamino)propyl] -6-{[5-({[3-(methacryloylamino)propyl]amino}carbonyl)-2-pyridyl]disulfanyl}nicotinamide intended for tissue engineering were synthesized and characterized. The rate of irreversible reductive degradation with thiol l-cysteine (a model of human body where several thiols are present in extracellular space) was studied using several l-cysteine concentrations. The mechanism of the irreversible reductive bond cleavage in the crosslinker structure was confirmed on a low-molecular-weight model. The hydrogel is stable during storage in phosphate buffered saline and is degraded relatively quickly in a concentration-dependent manner after addition of l-cysteine to the surrounding medium. [Copyright &y& Elsevier] |
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| Database: |
Engineering Source |
