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New Properties From Pla–Peo–Pla Hydrogels, Gregory N. Tew, Naomi Sanabria-Delong, Sarvesh K. Agrawal, Surita R. Bhatia
New Properties From Pla–Peo–Pla Hydrogels, Gregory N. Tew, Naomi Sanabria-Delong, Sarvesh K. Agrawal, Surita R. Bhatia
Gregory N. Tew
Polymeric materials are important in many medical applications. Regenerative medicine offers the potential to repair or replace damaged tissue and polymers are an essential component of many tissue engineering approaches. Hydrogels have many advantageous properties but, generally, lack robust mechanical properties. At the same time, mounting evidence points to the importance of the matrix modulus when constructing devices. In this context, triblock copolymers made from poly(L-lactide)–poly(ethylene glycol)–poly(L-lactide) have been prepared and formulated into hydrogels. Investigations into their mechanical properties found the elastic modulus to be greater than 10 kPa which is at least one order of magnitude stiffer than previously …
Synthesis Of Urea Oligomers And Their Antibacterial Activity, Haizhong Tang, Robert J. Doerksen, Gregory N. Tew
Synthesis Of Urea Oligomers And Their Antibacterial Activity, Haizhong Tang, Robert J. Doerksen, Gregory N. Tew
Gregory N. Tew
Facially amphiphilic urea oligomers were successfully prepared in a one-pot reaction by carbonyl diimidazole (CDI) coupling and showed greater antibacterial activity against both Gram-negative Escherichia coli and Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis than MSI-78.