Swelling characteristics and biocompatibility of ionic liquid based hydrogels for biomedical applications.

Polymers are commonly used in medical device manufacturing, e.g. for drug delivery systems, bone substitutes and stent coatings. Especially hydrogels exhibit very promising properties in this field. Hence, the development of new hydrogel systems for customized application is of great interest, espec...

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Main Authors: Johanna Claus, Andreas Brietzke, Celina Lehnert, Stefan Oschatz, Niels Grabow, Udo Kragl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231421