Transparent Low Molecular Weight Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Diacrylate-Based Hydrogels as Film Media for Photoswitchable Drugs
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Formulations
2.3. Real-Time Infrared Spectroscopy
2.4. UV-Vis Spectroscopy
2.5. Scanning Electron Microscopy
2.6. Detection of Unreacted Products
2.7. Swelling Ratio
3. Results & Discussion
3.1. UV-Vis Spectroscopy
3.2. Investigation of the Hydrogel Photopolymerization
3.3. Transparency
3.4. Surface Morphology
3.5. Release Behavior
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Pelras, T.; Glass, S.; Scherzer, T.; Elsner, C.; Schulze, A.; Abel, B. Transparent Low Molecular Weight Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Diacrylate-Based Hydrogels as Film Media for Photoswitchable Drugs. Polymers 2017, 9, 639. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9120639
Pelras T, Glass S, Scherzer T, Elsner C, Schulze A, Abel B. Transparent Low Molecular Weight Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Diacrylate-Based Hydrogels as Film Media for Photoswitchable Drugs. Polymers. 2017; 9(12):639. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9120639
Chicago/Turabian StylePelras, Théophile, Sarah Glass, Tom Scherzer, Christian Elsner, Agnes Schulze, and Bernd Abel. 2017. "Transparent Low Molecular Weight Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Diacrylate-Based Hydrogels as Film Media for Photoswitchable Drugs" Polymers 9, no. 12: 639. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9120639