Accession Number:

ADA279695

Title:

Water-Soluble Polyphosphazenes and Their Hydrogels

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV UNIVERSITY PARK DEPT OF CHEMISTRY

Personal Author(s):

• Allcock, Harry R.

Report Date:

1994-05-18

Pagination or Media Count:

53.0

Abstract:

Water-soluble polymers and hydrogels are important in areas as varied as biomedicine adhesion, membranes, and viscosity enhancement. They are possible replacements in technology and medicine for many naturally-occurring polymers. Unfortunately, relatively few of the hundreds of known synthetic polymers are soluble in water. Thus, the design and synthesis of new water-soluble polymers or hydrogels is a Subject of considerable interest. This chapter is a review of an approach to this problem.

Descriptors:

• *WATER
• *POLYMERS
• *SOLUBILITY
• *BIOMEDICINE
• SYNTHESIS
• ADHESION
• PHOSPHAZENE
• VISCOSITY
• AUGMENTATION
• MEDICINE
• REPLACEMENT
• MEMBRANES

Subject Categories:

• Physical Chemistry
• Polymer Chemistry
• Biomedical Instrumentation and Bioengineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE