Improving the cellular invasion into PHEMA sponges by incorporation of the RGD peptide ligand: The use of copolymerization as a means to functionalize PHEMA sponges

A monomer that contained the RGD ligand motif was synthesized and copolymerized with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate using polymerization-induced phase separation methods to form poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-based hydrogel sponges. The sponges had morphologies of aggregated polymer droplets and int...

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Main Authors: Paterson, S., Shadforth, A., Shaw, J., Brown, David, Chirila, T., Baker, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Science 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40057