Abstract
A series of biodegradable and pH/thermosensitive hydrogels based on monomethoxyl poly(ethylene glycol) (MPEG), poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL), methylacrylic acid (MAA), and N-Isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) were prepared by UV-initiated free radical polymerization method. Swelling behavior and hydrolytic degradable behavior in aqueous medium with different pH values and pH/thermosensitivity of the hydrogels were studied in detail. The prepared biodegradable pH/thermo-sensitive hydrogels based on PCL, MPEG, MAA, and NIPAAm may have great potential application in smart drug delivery system.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 726-732 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 14 |
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| State | Published - 28 Jun 2013 |
Keywords
- Biodegradable
- degradation
- pH/thermosensitive
- swelling/deswelling