Book chapter
Thermogelling Polymers and Their History
Biodegradable Thermogels, pp.1-22
Biomaterials Science Series, 2, Royal Society of Chemistry (R S C) Publications
2019
Abstract
Thermogelling materials have been envisioned as smart biomaterials with significant potential in the biomedical field. Their importance lies at the intersection between two highly medically relevant classes of materials: hydrogels and smart materials. Thermogels possess the high water content and tunable properties of hydrogels and the ability to respond to external temperature change with a simple, physical and reversible sol-to-gel phase transition. Thermogels have been proposed for many uses, including drug delivery, gene delivery and scaffolding for tissue engineering. This chapter provides a short introduction to Pluronics: in particular, thermogelling Pluronic systems, which have been notable players in the biomedical arena since their introduction nearly 70 years ago.
Details
- Title
- Thermogelling Polymers and Their History
- Authors
- Owh Cally (Author) - Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, SingaporeDavid James Young (Author) - University of the Sunshine CoastXian Jun Loh (Author) - Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore
- Contributors
- Xian Jun Loh (Editor)David James Young (Editor)
- Publication details
- Biodegradable Thermogels, pp.1-22
- Series
- Biomaterials Science Series; 2
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (R S C) Publications
- Date published
- 2019
- DOI
- 10.1039/9781788012676-00001; 10.1039/9781788012676
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451382302621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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