Search for dissertations about: "swelling behavior of hydrogels"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words swelling behavior of hydrogels.

  2. 1. Engineering and Functionalization of Hemicellulose Hydrogels

    Author : Weifeng Zhao; Karin Odelius; Ann-Christine Albertsson; Ulrica Edlund; Tina Vermonden; KTH; []
    Keywords : Hemicellulose; O-acetyl-galactoglucomannan; hydrogels; stimuli-responsive; aniline tetramer; aniline pentamer; electro-active; conductivity; pH-sensitivity; magnetic field-responsive; micro-gels; swelling; drug delivery.; Fiber- och polymervetenskap; Fibre and Polymer Science;

    Abstract : Hemicellulose is the second most abundant component in wood and is an important renewable resource  that is used in films, paper composites and biofuels.  Hemicelluloses  have  several  advantages,  including  their abundance,  degradability  and  renewability. READ MORE

  4. 2. Chemical Pathways to Electrically Conductive Hemicellulose Hydrogels

    Author : Weifeng Zhao; Ann-Chiristine Albertsson; Ulrica Edlund; Karin Odelius; Elisabet Brännvall; Peter Plikk; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Electrically conductive; hemicellulose; hydrogels; swelling behavior; aniline oligomers; renewable; polymer synthesis; Elektriskt ledande; hemicellulosa; hydrogel; svällning; anilinoligomerer; förnyelsebar; polymersyntes; Kemi; Chemistry;

    Abstract : Hydrogels have been extensively explored and are widely used in diverse biomedical applications, such as scaffolds for tissue engineering and vehicles for drug delivery. As one type of important natural polymer-based hydrogel, hemicellulose hydrogels have interesting attributes, including being renewable, non-toxic, biocompatible, biodegradable, and abundantly available. READ MORE

  5. 3. Fiber-Supported Hydrogels with Controlled surface Properties

    Author : Jan Karlsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; cellulose; fiber; ozone; polypropylene; graft polymerization; hydrogel; surface;

    Abstract : Hydrogels are emerging materials that have the ability to hold a substantial amount of water. However, the low mechanical performance of hydrogels is often a limitation for extending the field of applications. READ MORE

  6. 4. degradable electroactive polymers: Synthesis, Macromolecular architecture and scaffold design

    Author : Baolin Guo; Ann-Christine Albertsson; Patric Jannasch; KTH; []
    Keywords : Poly lactide ; poly ε-caprolactone ; ring-opening polymerization; carboxyl-capped aniline trimer; carboxyl-capped aniline pentamer; phenyl amino-capped aniline tetramer; coupling reaction; DCC DMAP system; degradability; electroactivity; conductivity; macromolecular architecture; chitosan; hydrogel; block copolymer; functionalization; oxidative coupling reaction; self-assembly; toxicity; tubular porous scaffold; neural tissue engineering.;

    Abstract : Electrically conducting polymers induce specific cellular responses at the molecular level. One of the crucial limitations of the use of conducting polymers in tissue engineering is their inability to degrade. READ MORE