Rapid and extensive collapse from electrically responsive macroporous hydrogels

Adv Healthc Mater. 2014 Apr;3(4):500-7. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201300260. Epub 2013 Sep 12.

Abstract

Electrically responsive hydrogels are created with interconnected macropores, which greatly enhance their ability to rapidly undergo volumetric collapse when subjected to moderate electric fields. When optimized, these electrogels are easily integrated into arrays capable of rapid configurational and chromatic optical modulations, and when loaded with drugs, are able to coordinate the delivery profile of multiple drugs.

Keywords: drug delivery; electroactivity; hydrogels; stimuli responsiveness; tissue engineering.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry*
  • Electrochemistry
  • Hydrogels / chemistry*
  • Particle Size
  • Polymers / chemistry
  • Porosity
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Hydrogels
  • Polymers
  • Water