Poly 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate

Interpenetrating networks (IPNs) composed of different proportions of PCL and poly-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (pHEMA) have... 

Davis, P. A. Nicolais, L., Ambrosio, L., and Huang, S. J., Synthesis and characterization of semi-interpenetrating polymer networks of poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and poly(capro-lactone), Polym. Mater. Sci. Eng., 56, 536-540, 1987. 

A semi-interpenetrated network was obtained by bulk polymerization of 2-hydroxye-thyl methacrylate incorporated in DMF treated PET films by solvent-exchange technique, followed by treatment of films in e-lectrical discharges. Heparinization was accomplished by reacting glutaraldehyde with heparin and poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) present on the surface of modified polyester films. The immobilization of heparin was indirectly evidenced by chromatographying the silylated hydrolyza-tes of heparinized PET films and heparin, respectively. In vitro experiments demonstrated the enhanced thromboresistance of heparinized films. 

Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) Poly(methacrylic acid)... 

BD Ratner, IF Miller. Transport through crosslinked poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) hydrogel membranes. J Biomed Mater Res 7 353-367, 1973. 

Simple physical entanglements can be sufficient to produce a structurally stable gel if the polymer has a sufficiently great molecular weight and if the polymer is of only modest hydrophilicity. In this case, the polymer will swell in water without dissolving, even in the absence of covalent cross-links. Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) is a prominent example of this type of hydrogel when uncross-linked, it will dissolve in 1,2-propanediol but only swell in water. 

It is possible for Q or q to range from 1.2 to over 1000 this translates to an EWC range of 20% to over 99%. A commonly used hydrogel for drug delivery, poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA), has a q of about 1.7 or an EWC of about 40%. 

D Biren, BG Kabra, SH Gehrke. Effect of initial sample anisotropy on the solvent sorption kinetics of glassy poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate). Polymer 33 554-561, 1992. 

SH Gehrke, D Biren, JJ Hopkins. Evidence for Fickian water transport in initially glassy poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate). J Biomater Sci Polym Ed 6 375-390,... 

BD Barr-Howell, NA Peppas. Structural analysis of poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) microparticles. Eur Polym J 23 591-596, 1987. 

The effect of hydrophobicity of the polymer on the permeability of poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA)-co-methacrylic acid (MAAc) hydrogels was studied [12], The hydrophobicity was controlled by copolymerization with butyl methacrylate (BMA). The dependence of permeability on pH increased as the hydrophobicity increased even though the rate of diffusion decreased. Cross-link density of the hydrogel also contributed to pH-dependent permeability. 

Figure 14 The reversibilities of insulin permeation through polymer membranes in a two-compartment diffusion cell AH20 ( ), AS 15 (A), AS20 ( ), H ( ). Numbers indicate the content of styrene or HEMA in feed compositions in moles. H represents a cross-linked poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (HEMA). (From Ref. 34.)... 

S Wisniewski, SW Kim. Permeation of water-soluble solutes through poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) crosslinked with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate. J Membrane Sci 6 299-308, 1980. 

Thiol end-functionalized poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-g-ethylene glycol) graft copolymers were synthesized by ATRP copolymerization of... 

Polymeric conducting systems were also prepared by in situ polymerization of vinyl monomers in ionic liquids [22], with a conductivity of 1 mS/cm. A conductive polymer electrolytes were also prepared by polymerization in liquid EMIm(HF)nF leading to a composite poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-EMIm(HF)nF. Recently, polymer electrolytes were prepared in the form of thin foils, by incorporating ionic liquids in a polymer matrix [13-15], Conductivities of polymer-IL or polymer-IL-solvent systems are collected in Table 4. 

Tauer, K., Imroz Ali, A.M., and Sedlak, M. (2005) On the preparation of stable poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) nanoparticles. Colloid Polymer Sci. 283, 351-358. 

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