Table 2 (continued)
High molecular weight precursors
Crosslinking agent
Solvent
a
Temperature of
cryotropic
gelation (
C)
What was done and reported
References
Collagen + hydroxyapatite
Water-soluble
carbodiimide
Water
À18
Preparation and study of macroporous
scaffolds for bone tissue
engineering
[190]
Casein
Enzyme—
transglutaminase
Water
À12
Preparation of macroporous scaffolds
for tissue engineering
[185]
Thermo-coagulated soy protein
isolate
Enzyme—
transglutaminase
Water
À15
Preparation of macroporous protein
scaffolds for tissue regeneration
[191]
Silk fibroin
Ethyleneglycol
diglycidyl ether
Water
À5 to
À22
Preparation and study of properties
and macroporous morphology of
resulting cryogels
[192]
SH-containing poly(acrylamide)
Water dissolved O
2
Water
À5 to
À30
Study of the formation mechanisms
of cryogels on the basis of thiolcontaining polymers
[35, 49–
52, 91]
Poly(β-D-glucose amine) (chitosan)
Glutaraldehyde
Aqueous acetic acid
À8 to
À30
Preparation and study of physicochemical properties and
macroporous morphology of
chitosan cryogels
[35, 50,
175,
182,
193,
194]
Dialdehyde-dextran
Aqueous acetic acid
À32
[195]
Chitosan + gelatine
Dialdehyde-dextran
Aqueous acetic acid
À12
[196]
Poly(vinyl alcohol-co-vinyl acetate) Epichlorohydrin
Water–NaOH
solutions
À10
Preparation of macroporous polymeric cryogels
[35, 91]
Highly methoxylated pectin
À14
Dextran
À9
Cellulose
Epichlorohydrin
Water–NaOH–urea
solutions
À20
Preparation and study of cryogels
based on the cryogenically
dissolved cellulose
[197]
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