POLYSACCHARIDE-BASED HYDROGELS AND HYBRID HYDROGELS AND PRECURSORS THEREOF, METHODS OF MAKING SAME, AND USES THEREOF

摘要

Hydrogels and hybrid hydrogels, methods of making the hydrogels/hybrid hydrogels, and methods of using the hydrogels/hybrid hydrogels. The hydrogels have polysaccharide moieties (e.g., chitosan or hyaluronic acid moieties). The hybrid hydrogels have polysaccharide moieties (e.g., chitosan or hyaluronic acid moieties) and poly(ester amide) moieties. The poly(ester amide) moieties can have one or more arginine moieties. The hydrogels/hybrid hydrogels can be used, for example, in consumer products and as cargo carrier materials (e.g., as therapeutic agent carriers).

主权项

1) A hydrogel comprising a plurality of covalently photocrosslinked functionalized polysaccharide molecules, wherein the functionalized polysaccharide molecules are selected from functionalized chitosan molecules having at least 10 pendant photocrosslinkable groups and functionalized hyaluronic acid molecules having at least 10 pendant photocrosslinkable groups.