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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. RegenMD Photo-Cross-Linked PDMS(star)-PEG Hydrogels: Synthesis, Characterization, and Potential Application for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds. February 12, 2010 at 8:21 AM Photo-Cross-Linked PDMS(star)-PEG Hydrogels: Synthesis, Characterization, and Potential Application for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds. Biomacromolecules. 2010 Feb 10; Authors: Hou Y, Schoener CA, Regan KR, Munoz-Pinto D, Hahn MS, Grunlan MA Inorganic-organic hydrogels with tunable chemical and physical properties were prepared from methacrylated star polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS(star)-MA) and diacrylated poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG-DA) for use as tissue engineering scaffolds. A total of 18 compositionally unique hydrogels were prepared by photo-cross-linking, varying weight ratios of PEG-DA and PDMS(star)-MA of different molecular weights (M(n)): PEG-DA (M(n) = 3.4k and 6k g/mol) and PDMS(star)-MA (M(n) = 1.8k, 5k, and 7k g/mol). Introduction of PDMS(star)-MA caused formation of discrete PDMS-enriched microparticles dispersed within the PEG matrix. ! The swelling ratio, mechanical properties in tension and compression, nonspecific protein adhesion, controlled introduction of bioactivity, and cytotoxicity of hydrogels were studied. This library of inorganic-organic hydrogels with tunable properties provides a useful platform to study the effect of scaffold properties on cell behavior. PMID: 20146518 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]   No Ten Year 'Sunset' on CIRM Horizon February 11, 2010 at 4:36 PM   Statement on CIRM's Life Span From the Agency's Counsel February 11, 2010 at 4:15 PM   This email was sent to regenmd@gmail.com.  Account Login Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here This email was carefully delivered by Feed My Inbox. 230 Franklin Road Suite 814 Franklin, TN 37064