Alginate-<i>g</i>-PNIPAM-Based Thermo/Shear-Responsive Injectable Hydrogels: Tailoring the Rheological Properties by Adjusting the LCST of the Grafting Chains

Alginate-<i>g</i>-PNIPAM-Based Thermo/Shear-Responsive Injectable Hydrogels: Tailoring the Rheological Properties by Adjusting the LCST of the Grafting Chains

Graft copolymers of alginate backbone and <i>N</i>-isopropylacrylamide/<i>N</i>-tert-butylacrylamide random copolymer, P(NIPAM<sub>x</sub>-<i>co</i>-NtBAM<sub>y</sub>), side chains (stickers) with various NtBAM content were designed and exp...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Safakas, Sofia-Falia Saravanou, Zacharoula Iatridi, Constantinos Tsitsilianis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
alginate
PNIPAM-based graft copolymers
hydrogel
thermo-responsive
shear-responsive
LCST adjustment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/8/3824

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