Hydrogel
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A hydrogel is a biphasic material, a mixture of porous and permeable solids and at least 10% of water or other interstitial fluid. The solid phase is a water insoluble three dimensional network of pol
Peptide hydrogel formation shown by the inverted vial method.
A short-peptide-based hydrogel matrix, capable of holding about one hundred times its own weight in water. Developed as a medical dressing.
An adhesive bandage with a hydrogel pad, used for blisters and burns. The central gel is clear, the adhesive waterproof plastic film is clear, the backing is white and blue.
Polyethylene glycol
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Polyethylene glycol is a polyether compound derived from petroleum with many applications, from industrial manufacturing to medicine. PEG is also known as polyethylene oxide or polyoxyethylene, depend
Hydrogel
…for hydrogel preparation include hyaluronic acid, chitosan, heparin, alginate, gelatin and fibrin. Common synthetic polymers include polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, sodium polyacrylate, acrylate polymers and copolymers thereof. Whereas natural hydrogels are usually non-toxic, and often provide other advantages for…
Polyethylene glycol 400
The remains of the 16th century carrack Mary Rose undergoing conservation treatment with PEG in the 1980s
Terra cotta warrior, showing traces of original color
Polyethylene oxide (PEO, Mw 4 kDa) nanometric crystallites (4 nm)