Open AccessCover Image, Volume 57, Issue 4
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of polymer science part a: polymer chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.768
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1099-0518
pISSN - 0887-624X
DOI - 10.1002/pola.29105
Subject(s) - cover (algebra) , polymer science , hyaluronic acid , polymer , citation , methacrylate , adhesion , computer science , nanotechnology , materials science , biomedical engineering , computer graphics (images) , composite material , world wide web , engineering , mechanical engineering , biology , anatomy , polymerization
In situ forming surgical glues have gained wide attention in biomedical applications owing to their strong adhesion and tunable mechanical properties. In their report on page 522, Chandrasekharan, Yang, and coworkers present a new in situ photocrosslinkable glue based on hyaluronic acid and its firm adhesion to the skin for several weeks under wet and dynamic conditions. The cover image shows UV‐activated hydrogel formation of hyaluronate methacrylate on porcine skin and its corresponding chemical structure and 3D crosslinked networks (scanning electron microscope image). (DOI: 10.1002/pola.29290 )