Temperature-responsive polymer (cont.)
PNIPAAm cryogel, SEM micrographs, 213
swelling vs. temperature curves, 214, 215
Thawing stage, of frozen system, 65
conditions of, 61
fast defrosting techniques, 60, 61
PVA cryogels
pore space of, 64
shear modulus/fusion temperature of,
61, 62
supramolecular 3D physical network of,
62
total porosity of, 63, 64
Thermal cycling process, PVA-C, 285–286
Thermal decomposition, of freeze-dried
cryogels, 226
Time-resolving analysis with small angle
neutron scattering (TR-SANS),
161–162
Tissue hybrid, PVA cryogel
confocal micrographs
endothelial cells, 313, 315
radial artery cells, 312–313
fibronectin, 312
PAA-g/c-PVA cryogel synthesis, 313–314
U
Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene
(UHMWPE), 307–308
Unfrozen liquid microphase (UFLMP), 58–59
UV irradiation technique, for
supermacroporous polymer
cryogels. See Supermacroporous
polymer cryogels
V
Verapamil hydrochloride, release kinetics of,
219, 220
Vinyl monomers, water-soluble. See Watersoluble vinyl monomers, cryogel
formation
W
Water-insoluble chitosan (WIC), 304, 305
Water-soluble chitosan (WSC), 304, 305
Water-soluble high molar mass polymer,
cryogel synthesis
degree of swelling, HEC–chitosan cryogels,
207, 208
elastic modulus on HEC-to-chitosan weight
ratio, 207
gel fraction yield, 204–206
HEC cryogel, 203–207
nonionic and cationic cellulose, 203, 204
photochemical crosslinking, 201–202
SEM micrograph, 205, 207
storage (G
0 ) and loss (G
00 ) moduli, 202–203
temperature-responsive material, 207–208
Water-soluble vinyl monomers, cryogel
formation, 209–212
Wide-pore cryostructured matrix fabrication,
36–37
X
X-ray powder diffraction
poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogels, 176–177
poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel, 173
330
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