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SUBMITTER: Yesilyurt V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4825176 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yesilyurt Volkan V Webber Matthew J MJ Appel Eric A EA Godwin Colin C Langer Robert R Anderson Daniel G DG
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 20151105 1
Dynamically restructuring pH-responsive hydrogels are synthesized, employing dynamic covalent chemistry between phenylboronic acid and cis-diol modified poly(ethylene glycol) macromonomers. These gels display shear-thinning behavior, followed by a rapid structural recovery (self-healing). Size-dependent in vitro controlled and glucose-responsive release of proteins from the hydrogel network, as well as the biocompatibility of the gels, are evaluated both in vitro and in vivo. ...[more]