TiO2 as Photosensitizer and Photoinitiator for Synthesis of Photoactive TiO2-PEGDA Hydrogel Without Organic Photoinitiator.
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SUBMITTER: Glass S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6090817 | biostudies-literature | 2018
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TiO<sub>2</sub> as Photosensitizer and Photoinitiator for Synthesis of Photoactive TiO<sub>2</sub>-PEGDA Hydrogel Without Organic Photoinitiator.
Glass Sarah S Trinklein Betsy B Abel Bernd B Schulze Agnes A
Frontiers in chemistry 20180807
The replacement of potentially toxic photoinitiators is of increasing interest regarding the synthesis of biomaterials by photopolymerization. Therefore, we present a new method for the preparation of UV polymerized hydrogels with TiO<sub>2</sub> as a photoinitiator. Titania is known to be an excellent photoactive compound which is non-toxic, inert, and cheap. The so-formed hydrogels possess excellent mechanical properties, a high swelling ratio, and high thermal stability. Furthermore, no TiO<s ...[more]
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