TY - CHAP
T1 - CHAPTER 3
T2 - Designing Multi-component Biodegradable/Biocompatible Amphiphilic Polymer Co-networks for Biomedical Applications
AU - Singh Chandel, Arvind K.
AU - Jewrajka, Suresh K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This chapter presents novel, multi-component amphiphilic polymer co-networks (APCNs), which, in addition to the hydrophilic, typically poly(ethylene glycol) or poly[(2-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate], and hydrophobic, typically poly(?-caprolactone), polymeric components, a hydrophilic polysaccharide is also incorporated. These polysaccharides are agarose and dextran. The biocompatibility and biodegradability of the APCNs are investigated, as well as their drug loading capacity and release behaviour. The results indicate that the present APCNs represent excellent choices as materials for biomedical applications. Furthermore, this chapter compares the properties of common polymeric hydrogels with those of amphiphilic polymer co-networks, and provides our vision regarding the potential of degradable APCNs in biomedical applications.
AB - This chapter presents novel, multi-component amphiphilic polymer co-networks (APCNs), which, in addition to the hydrophilic, typically poly(ethylene glycol) or poly[(2-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate], and hydrophobic, typically poly(?-caprolactone), polymeric components, a hydrophilic polysaccharide is also incorporated. These polysaccharides are agarose and dextran. The biocompatibility and biodegradability of the APCNs are investigated, as well as their drug loading capacity and release behaviour. The results indicate that the present APCNs represent excellent choices as materials for biomedical applications. Furthermore, this chapter compares the properties of common polymeric hydrogels with those of amphiphilic polymer co-networks, and provides our vision regarding the potential of degradable APCNs in biomedical applications.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85089536657
U2 - 10.1039/9781788015769-00047
DO - 10.1039/9781788015769-00047
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85089536657
T3 - RSC Polymer Chemistry Series
SP - 47
EP - 76
BT - Synthetic Polymer Chemistry
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry
ER -