research article
Hierarchical Formation of Supramolecular Transient Networks in Water: A Modular Injectable Delivery System
2012
A modular one-component supramolecular transient network in water, based on poly(ethylene glycol) and end-capped with four-fold hydrogen bonding units, is reported. Due to its nonlinear structural formation, this system allows active proteins to be added to the hydrogel during formation. Once implanted in vivo it releases the protein by erosion of both the protein and polymer via dissolution.
Type
research article
Author(s)
Dankers, Patricia Y. W.
Hermans, Thomas M.
Baughman, Travis W.
Kamikawa, Yuko
Kieltyka, Roxanne E.
Janssen, Henk M.
Sommerdijk, Nico A. J. M.
Larsen, Antje
Van Luyn, Marja J. A.
Date Issued
2012
Publisher
Published in
Volume
24
Issue
20
Start page
2703
End page
2709
Editorial or Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
Written at
OTHER
EPFL units
Available on Infoscience
August 30, 2016
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