NOVEL INJECTABLE MACROMONOMERS FOR THE FABRICATION OF HYDROGELS

摘要

Novel amphiphilic macromonomers that are capable of both physical crosslinking and chemical crosslinking are described herein. The combination of chemical crosslinking and physical crosslinking provides the ability to generate rapidly gelling hydrogels for many different applications. Moreover, the macromonomers may incorporate functional groups that allow for two different gelation mechanisms i.e. thermal gelation and ionic gelation, further improving mechanical stability of hydrogels formed from the disclosed macromonomers.