Journal article
Pluronics as crosslinking agents for collagen: novel amphiphilic hydrogels
Abstract
Abstract A series of Pluronic samples (L61, L121, F68, F108) were investigated as collagen crosslinking agents to determine their ability to improve the Young's modulus of a collagen hydrogel, while simultaneously serving as surfactants for single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). The crosslinked collagen matrices were prepared by blending type I bovine collagen with either Pluronics or SWNTs dispersed in an aqueous Pluronic solution and …
Authors
Homenick CM; de Silveira G; Sheardown H; Adronov A
Journal
Polymer International, Vol. 60, No. 3, pp. 458–465
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
3 2011
DOI
10.1002/pi.2969
ISSN
0959-8103