Comparative adhesion of chemically and physically crosslinked poly(acrylic acid)-based hydrogels to soft tissues
Recently published research from scientists at Queen Mary University of London and GlaxoSmithKline demonstrates the complex nature of nanoscale adhesion mechanisms between polymeric biomaterials and biological samples. Henniker’s HPT-200 plasma system is used in this work.
Keywords
- Hydrogels
- Poly(acrylic acid)
- Thiol-ene coupling
- Disulfide
- Boronic acid
- Tyramine
- Plasma cleaning