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One of the widely used categories of polymers for biomaterials design is that of homo-or copolymers, which could generate hydrogels. Hydrogels are three-dimensional polymer networks that could swell in water without dissolution and that, due to their high water content and rubbery nature, are very similar to natural tissues and could be considered... 

Swelling Kinetics of Hydrogels Hydrogels, Microporous Hydrogels, and Macroporous Hydrogels Superporous Hydrogels (SPHs)... 

Hydrogels Hydrogels consist of a cross-linked polymer system or a meshlike structure that is flexible and can swell in the presence of water, producing a hydrophilic surface and masking the components below. The most widely used hydrogels consist of poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA), poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), or poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and tend to have reduced interaction with tissue.22 31 44 53 55... 

Table 4 Drugs released from different hydrogels Hydrogels... 

Chen, J. Park, H. Park, K. Synthesis of super-porous hydrogels hydrogels with fast swelling and superabsorbent properties. J. Biomed. Mater. Res. 1999, 44, 53-62. 

A good example of this type of polymer is a hydrogel. Hydrogels can contain up to 98% water. Thus, they are already very much like aqueous solutions. In addition, the constituents along the polymer backbone can provide additional stability to the enzyme. For example, the hydroxyl groups in PVA... 

Mention may also be made here of the 2-hydroxyethyl ester of methacrylic acid, which is the monomer used for soft contact lenses. Copolymerization with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate produces a hydrophilic network polymer (a hydrogel). Hydrogel polymers are brittle and glassy when dry but become soft and plastic on swelling in water. 

Hydrogel Hydrogels are water-swollen polymeric materials that can hold a significant amoimt of water while maintaining a distinct three-dimensional structure to act as a carrier for the drug delivery system (Xu and Kopecek, 2007). Nanoparticles (Figure 13.1). 

Figure 2 Hydrogels can allow or disrupt flow based on the conditions of the solution and the subsequent swelling properties of the hydrogel. Hydrogels can serve as a selective mixer (only allowing compounds to mix if the fluid has appropriate properties) (top) and as a flow sorter, which can separate fluids into multiple streams based on fluid properties (bottom).

Hydrogel-hydrogel interface with PEG as adhesion promoter SNOM Inflnence of incorporated PEG on adhesion, dependence of PEG diffusion across interface on PEG molecnlar weight and contact time 1134... 

N. A. Peppasand A.G. Mikos, Preparation methods and structure of hydrogels. Hydrogels... 

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