Leveraging Microgels Prepared from Poly(ethylene glycol) Bisepoxide and Polyetheramine for Versatile Surface Structuring of Agarose Hydrogels
Xueying Yu,
Xinnan Wang,
Wei He
Abstract:We demonstrate a macromer-type bisepoxide, poly(ethylene
glycol)
diglycidyl ether, polymerizing readily with a trifunctional polyetheramine
Jeffamine T-403 in water to facilitate the development of a series
of microgels abbreviated as PMG. Simply by varying the concentration
of the as-prepared thermoresponsive intermediate prepolymer from 1
to 2 and 4%, hydrodynamic sizes of the resulting P1MG, P2MG, and P4MG
are easily tuned in the submicrometer to micrometer range shown by
the dynamic light scattering resul… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.