Thermo-responsive gels: Biodegradable hydrogels from enantiomeric copolymers of poly(lactide) and poly(ethylene glycol)

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Hydrogels responding to temperature changes are used for injectable biomaterials with many potential applications. Specifically, biocompatible hydrogels that can be safely injected without surgery and sustained/ disintegrated in a controlled manner are of interest. Poly(lactide), PLA, is the most studied and utilized bioresorbable polymer, and its block copolymers provide a great variety of structures and properties. Hydrogels utilizing stereocomplexation of the enantiomeric PLAs offer new polymer design and properties and expand their applications. © 2012 American Chemical Society.

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