The periodate oxidation of branched poly(ethylene glycol) macromers with gallate termini results in a hydrogel with melanin-like pigmentation and quinoid electrophilicity. This electrophilicity can be exploited for facile coupling with biomolecules.

Melanin-like hydrogels derived from gallic macromers / O.Z. Fisher, B.L. Larson, P.S. Hill, D. Graupner, M.T. Nguyen-Kim, N.S. Kehr, L. De Cola, R. Langer, D.G. Anderson. - In: ADVANCED MATERIALS. - ISSN 0935-9648. - 24:22(2012), pp. 3032-3036. [10.1002/adma.201104437]

Melanin-like hydrogels derived from gallic macromers

L. De Cola;
2012

Abstract

The periodate oxidation of branched poly(ethylene glycol) macromers with gallate termini results in a hydrogel with melanin-like pigmentation and quinoid electrophilicity. This electrophilicity can be exploited for facile coupling with biomolecules.
bioconjugate polymers; cell adhesion; hydrogel; melanin; microfabrication
Settore CHIM/03 - Chimica Generale e Inorganica
2012
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