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Title: | Controlled degradation of low-fouling hydrogels for short- and long-term applications |
Authors: | Shoaib, Muhammad |
Advisor: | Wylie, Ryan |
Department: | Chemistry |
Keywords: | Hydrogel;Controlled hydrogel degradation;low-fouling hydrogels;bioactive hydrogels;poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate);poly(carboxybetaine methacrylamide) |
Publication Date: | 2019 |
Abstract: | Degradable low-fouling hydrogels are ideal vehicles for drug and cell delivery. For each application, hydrogel degradation rate must be re-optimized for maximum therapeutic benefit. We developed a method to rapidly tune degradation rates of low-fouling poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) (P(EG)xMA) hydrogels by modifying two interdependent variables: (1) base-catalyzed crosslink degradation kinetics, dependent on crosslinker electronics (electron withdrawing groups (EWGs)); and (2) polymer hydration, dependent on the molecular weight (MW) of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) pendant groups. By controlling EWG strength and PEG pendant group MW, P(EG)xMA hydrogels were tuned to degrade over 6 to 52 d. A six-member P(EG)xMA copolymer library yielded slow and fast degrading low-fouling hydrogels for short- and long-term delivery applications. The degradation mechanism was also applied to RGD-functionalized poly(carboxybetaine methacrylamide) (PCBMAA) hydrogels to achieve slow (52 d) and fast (13 d) degrading low-fouling, bioactive hydrogels. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/24791 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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