Hydrogels are networks of polymer chains that are highly absorbent and flexible similar to natural tissue.  Currently hydrogels are being used in controlled drug delivery, fluid control, nerve regeneration and tissue engineering.<sup>1</sup> The production of a remote activated, polyacrylamide hydrogel system is a multi-step synthesis.  The first step investigated was the formation of a copolymer via free-radical polymerization using the starting material dopamine hydrochloride reacted with sodium tetraborate decahydrate and sodium bicarbonate.  This presentation will highlight the experimental design and multi-step synthesis for the production of hydrogels.<br/>

Using multi-step synthesis for the production of hydrogels with adhesive properties

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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