Abstract
This study demonstrates, for the first time, that synthetic PEG-based hydrogels can be cross-linked reversibly by calcium upon functionalization of the polymer backbone with bisphosphonate groups (BPs) that allow for the formation of strong coordination bonds with divalent metal ions such as Mg(2+) and Ca(2+). More specifically, it is shown that BP-functionalized hydrogels can be shaped by providing calcium ions as reversible physical cross-linkers.© 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1308-1313 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Macromolecular Bioscience |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- SURFACE MODIFICATION
- POLYMER NETWORKS
- NANOPARTICLES
- METALLOPOLYMERS
- IONS