Citation
Ratner, Buddy D. & Atzet, Sarah (2009).
Hydrogels for Healing. In
Hydrogels (pp. 43-51). Springer Milan.
Abstract
Hydrogels are widely used in medicine and offer advantages in many implant situations. However, the body responds to them as with any other material — by walling them off in a foreign body capsule. We show here that by making hydrogels with uniform, interconnected spherical pores of about 35 microns, the healing reaction can be shifted to one of vascularization and little fibrosis. We have also developed a biodegradable form of poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) that can be used to fabricate these pro-healing, spherically pored materials.
Keyword(s)
Biochemical EngineeringBiomaterialsChemistry/Food Science, generalIndustrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Reference Type
Book Section
Secondary Title
Hydrogels
Author(s)
Ratner, Buddy D.Atzet, Sarah
Year Published
2009
Date Published
1230768000
Pages
43-51
Publisher
Springer Milan
ISSN/ISBN
978-88-470-1103-8, 978-88-470-1104-5
