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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 6, Issue 5, Pages 447-451Publisher
NATL INST MATERIALS SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.stam.2005.03.015
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cyclodextrin; polyrotaxane; controlled erosion; poly(N-isopropylacrylamide); hydrogels
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Biodegradable hydrogets for temperature-controlled erosion were prepared by co-crosslinking N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) and methacrylate (MA)-introduced polyrotaxane (PRX) in which many alpha-cyclodextrins (alpha-CDs) are threaded onto a poly(ethylene glycol) chain capped with bulky end-groups via ester linkages. The amount of MA attached to hydroxyl group of alpha-CDs in PRX could be varied by the feed ratio of GMA and PRX. The prepared hydrogels were transparent below lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of PNIPAAm matrix (32 degrees C). By elevating temperature above the LCST, water contents were slightly decreased, and the hydrogels became opaque. Elevating temperature in an aqueous condition above the LCST led to dehydration of the PNIPAAm matrix, which accompanies alpha-CD sliding to expose the ester linkage to the medium and enhances erosion of the hydrogels. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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