Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10609870 | European Polymer Journal | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Novel thermosensitive macroporous cryogels, based on various hydrophobically modified high molar mass (HMM) polyglycidol precursors, were synthesized using the UV-irradiation technique. The method involved the preparation of a semi-dilute aqueous solution of thermosensitive poly(glycidol-co-ethyl glycidyl carbamate) (PGL-Et), subsequent freezing at a moderately negative temperature (â20 °C) and irradiation with UV light. All PGL-Et cryogels had a spongy-like structure of smooth polymer walls surrounding interconnected macroscopic pores. Consequently, the cryogels exhibited temperature triggered, reversible, ultra-rapid volume phase transition (VPT) from a swollen to deswollen state within 20-25 s. The VPT temperature of the PGL-Et cryogels was strongly dependent on the degree of modification of the PGL precursors and it decreased proportionally with increased ethyl glycidyl carbamate content. The PGL-Et cryogels were used as a scaffold for skin cell (fibroblast) adhesion. Adhesion and proliferation tests indicated that the gels were good supports for cell cultivation.
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Authors
Petar Petrov, Alicja Utrata-WesoÅek, Barbara Trzebicka, Christo B. Tsvetanov, Andrzej Dworak, Jacek AnioÅ, Aleksander SieroÅ,