Thiol-Ene Photo-Click Collagen-PEG Hydrogels: Impact of Water-Soluble Photoinitiators on Cell Viability, Gelation Kinetics and Rheological Properties

Thiol-Ene Photo-Click Collagen-PEG Hydrogels: Impact of Water-Soluble Photoinitiators on Cell Viability, Gelation Kinetics and Rheological Properties

Thiol-ene photo-click hydrogels were prepared via step-growth polymerisation using thiol-functionalised type-I collagen and 8-arm poly(ethylene glycol) norbornene-terminated (PEG-NB), as a potential injectable regenerative device. Type-I collagen was thiol-functionalised by a ring opening reaction w...

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Main Authors: Róisín Holmes, Xue-Bin Yang, Aishling Dunne, Larisa Florea, David Wood, Giuseppe Tronci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
thiol-ene click chemistry
hydrogels
collagen
photoinitiators
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/9/6/226

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