Poly(propylene glycol) (PPG) is a biocompatible polymer widely used as a precursor to fabricate biomedical materials. It is soluble in water at low temperatures and becomes insoluble at high temperatures.
Application
Poly(propylene glycol) can be used:
As a precursor to synthesize multiblock thermo-responsive smart polymers for various biomedical applications. The presence of PPG is the main reason for the thermosensitivity of these polymers. For example, it can be used to synthesize poly(ester urethane)s.
For the surface modification of sisal fiber to enhance nucleating ability.
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 105(8), 2232-2243 (2016-07-23)
Despite its common usage in vertebral augmentation procedures (VAPs), shortcomings of commercial polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) still remain. Accordingly, injectable and biodegradable composite cements, which are composed of poly(propylene fumarate)/α-tricalcium/hydroxyapatite (PPF/α-TCP/HAP) and PPF/tetracalcium phosphate/dicalcium phosphate (PPF/TtCP/DCP), were developed. A porcine model was
In spite of extensive studies conducted on carbon nanotubes and silicate layers for their polymer-based nanocomposites, the rise of graphene now provides a more promising candidate due to its exceptionally high mechanical performance and electrical and thermal conductivities. The present
International endodontic journal, 45(2), 129-135 (2011-09-13)
To investigate the surface tension characteristics of 5.25% sodium hypochlorite and three recently introduced sodium hypochlorite solutions, which had been modified to reduce their surface tension: Chlor-Xtra, Hypoclean A and Hypoclean B. Freshly produced MilliQ water was used as a
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, 83(6 Pt 1), 061508-061508 (2011-07-30)
There are various arguments and models connecting the characteristic length associated with the boson peak vibrations ξ to the length scale of dynamical heterogeneity L(het). ξ is usually defined as the ratio of the transverse sound velocity to the boson
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 13(27), 12571-12577 (2011-06-15)
The study highlighted the main forces driving the formation of hydroxypropyl-cyclodextrins (HP-CDs) + poly(propylene) glycol 725 g mol(-1) inclusion complexes. The temperature parameter was chosen as the variable to modulate the hydrophobicity of the polymer, and consequently ITC experiments as
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