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SUBMITTER: Matos-Perez CR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3534954 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Macromolecules 20120731 16
Oligo(ethylene glycol) (OEG) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) exhibit several desirable properties including biocompatibility and resistance to fouling by protein adsorption. Still needed are surgical glues and orthopedic cements, among several other materials, that display similar traits. However the very lack of interactions with other molecules that prevents toxicity and fouling also makes adhesion elusive. In work described here the cross-linking chemistry of marine mussel adhesive is combine ...[more]