Hydrogel formation by physical cross-linking is a developing area of research toward
materials suitable for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. Polymers exhibiting …

A series of symmetrical, thermo-responsive triblock copolymers was prepared by reversible
addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, and studied in aqueous …

The synthesis and aqueous gelation behavior of ABA triblock copolymers, in which the
hydrophobic character of the A block is systematically varied were investigated. Three types …

Dilute (< 1 wt%) aqueous solutions of ultrahigh molecular weight triblock copolymers (with
Mn up to 500 000 g mol− 1) comprising a long central hydrophilic block of …

Extracellular matrices are mainly composed of a mixture of different biopolymers and
therefore the use of two or more building blocks for the development of tissue-mimicking …

The tandem physical and chemical crosslinking was used to prepare injectable hydrogels.
First, the terpolymers with diene groups were synthesized by the free radical …

The thermally-induced gelation and gel properties of concentrated aqueous solutions of
double thermoresponsive poly (N-vinylamide)-based di-and triblock copolymers are studied …

Multiblock copolymers of poly (ethylene oxide) 99-poly (propylene oxide) 67-poly (ethylene
oxide) 99 (F127) were synthesized by chain extending with hexamethylene diisocyanate …

In order to raise the possibility of the practical use of thermoresponsive hydrogels in various
fields, it is imperative to achieve on-demand control of responsive behavior especially by …

Injectable hydrogels possess great potential in industrial, biomedical, and cosmetic
applications. This study presents the synthesis and characterization of novel thermo …