Self-immolative dendron hydrogels

Smart hydrogels are of great interest in areas such as drug delivery and sensing. Dendrimer-based hydrogels can exhibit tunable properties due to their structural precision. We prepared hydrogels from self-immolative dendrons. Controlled hydrogel degradation in response to light was demonstrated and...

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Published inChemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 57; no. 84; pp. 1172 - 1175
Main Authors Gill, Karanpreet, Mei, Xueli, Gillies, Elizabeth R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published CAMBRIDGE Royal Soc Chemistry 21.10.2021
Royal Society of Chemistry
Subjects
Chemistry
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hydrogels
Physical Sciences
Science & Technology
CHEMISTRY
FABRICATION
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Summary:Smart hydrogels are of great interest in areas such as drug delivery and sensing. Dendrimer-based hydrogels can exhibit tunable properties due to their structural precision. We prepared hydrogels from self-immolative dendrons. Controlled hydrogel degradation in response to light was demonstrated and the hydrogel properties as a function of dendron generation were compared. Self-immolative dendron hydrogels can be degraded on demand and exhibit tunable properties and degradation rates.
Bibliography:10.1039/d1cc05108c
Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Additional schemes, experimental procedures, spectral data. See DOI
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ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/d1cc05108c