Thermo-responsive polyurethane hydrogels based on poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(caprolactone): Physico-chemical and mechanical properties

• Published in: Journal of applied polymer science Vol. 133; no. 25; pp. np - n/a
• Main Authors: Polo Fonseca, Lucas, Bergamo Trinca, Rafael, Isabel Felisberti, Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Blackwell Publishing Ltd 05.07.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Crosslinking; Glycols; Hydrogels; Materials science; Mechanical properties; morphology; Polymers; Polyurethane resins; polyurethanes; Scanning electron microscopy; Segments; swelling; thermal properties; Uptakes
• ISSN: 0021-8995; 1097-4628
• DOI: 10.1002/app.43573

ABSTRACT In this work, we present the synthesis and characterization of chemically crosslinked polyurethanes (PU) composed of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly(caprolactone) diol (PCL‐diol), as hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments respectively, poly(caprolactone) triol (PCL‐triol), to induce hydr...