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Boronic acid-modified alginate enables direct formation of injectable, self-healing and multistimuli-responsive hydrogels.
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Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) [Chem Commun (Camb)] 2017 Mar 16; Vol. 53 (23), pp. 3350-3353. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- One-step functionalization of alginate with boronic acid groups allowed spontaneous formation of biocompatible hydrogels under basic conditions without additional complementary molecules or crosslinking agents. The dynamic nature of boronate ester bonds formed with vicinal diols present on alginate pyranose rings provided remarkable self-healing, injectable and multi-stimuli responsive properties to the material.
- Subjects :
- Alginates chemical synthesis
Alginates toxicity
Biocompatible Materials chemical synthesis
Biocompatible Materials chemistry
Biocompatible Materials toxicity
Boronic Acids chemical synthesis
Boronic Acids toxicity
Fructose chemistry
HeLa Cells
Humans
Hydrogels
Rheology
Alginates chemistry
Boronic Acids chemistry
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1364-548X
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 23
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28261723
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cc00765e