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Malleable Hydrogels: Malleable Hydrogel Embedded with Micellar Cargo‐Expellers as a Prompt Transdermal Patch (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 19/2020)
Author(s) -
Shin SungHo,
Eom Youngho,
Lee Eun Seong,
Hwang Sung Yeon,
Oh Dongyeop X.,
Park Jeyoung
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.202070072
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , materials science , vinyl alcohol , methacrylate , transdermal , borax , polyvinyl alcohol , chemical engineering , micelle , polymer , polymer chemistry , chemistry , composite material , polymerization , organic chemistry , raw material , medicine , pharmacology , aqueous solution , engineering
In article number 2000876, Sung Yeon Hwang, Dongyeop X. Oh, Jeyoung Park, and co‐workers fabricate a malleable and rapid‐cargo‐releasing poly(vinyl alcohol)‐borax hydrogel that embeds freely mobile poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) micelles. Upon exposure to wet conditions, the micelle particles escaping from the hydrogel act as a “conveyor belt” to effectively expel the cargo into the external environment.