A pH-Indicating Colorimetric Tough Hydrogel Patch towards Applications in a Substrate for Smart Wound Dressings
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis and Characterization of Methacrylated Phenol Red (MA-PR)
2.3. Preparation of P(AAm-MAPR)/Alginate Hydrogel Patches
2.4. Characterization
2.5. Mechanical Testing
2.6. Swelling Ratio Test
2.7. Water Vapour Transmission Test
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Synthesis and Characterization of MA-PR
3.2. Preparation and Characterization of P(AAm-MAPR)/Alginate Hydrogel Patches
3.3. Physical Evaluation of Hydrogel Patches as a Function of P(AAm-MAPR) Crosslinking Density
3.4. Investigation of Mechanical Properties under Different Calcium and Water Contents
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, L.; Li, X.; Nagao, M.; Elias, A.L.; Narain, R.; Chung, H.-J. A pH-Indicating Colorimetric Tough Hydrogel Patch towards Applications in a Substrate for Smart Wound Dressings. Polymers 2017, 9, 558. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9110558
Liu L, Li X, Nagao M, Elias AL, Narain R, Chung H-J. A pH-Indicating Colorimetric Tough Hydrogel Patch towards Applications in a Substrate for Smart Wound Dressings. Polymers. 2017; 9(11):558. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9110558
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Li, Xinda Li, Masanori Nagao, Anastasia L. Elias, Ravin Narain, and Hyun-Joong Chung. 2017. "A pH-Indicating Colorimetric Tough Hydrogel Patch towards Applications in a Substrate for Smart Wound Dressings" Polymers 9, no. 11: 558. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9110558