JOURNAL ARTICLE

Enzymatically crosslinked alginate hydrogels with improved adhesion properties

Jiale HouChong LiYing GuanYongjun ZhangX. X. Zhu

Year: 2015 Journal:   Polymer Chemistry Vol: 6 (12)Pages: 2204-2213   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Alginate–dopamine (Alg–DA) conjugate, a polymer with catechol side groups instead of phenol groups, gels in situ in the presence of HRP and H2O2. The resulting hydrogels exhibit significantly improved adhesion properties.

Keywords:
Self-healing hydrogels Catechol Adhesion Polymer Polymer chemistry Chemistry Conjugate Phenol Chemical engineering Organic chemistry

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Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
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Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
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