Issue 31, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Elastomeric hydrogels by polymerizing silicone microemulsions†

Michael A. Brook,*a   Marlena Whinton,a   Ferdinand Gonzagaa  and  Na Lia  

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a Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Abstract

Robust, transparent elastomeric hydrogels encoded with a bicontinuous structure result from the sequential photopolymerization of the aqueous hydroxyethyl methacrylate phase and crosslinking of the silicone phase of a silicone microemulsion stabilized with an acrylate-functional silicone-poly(ethylene glycol) surfactant.

Graphical abstract: Elastomeric hydrogels by polymerizing silicone microemulsions

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC13331D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Jun 2011
Accepted
24 Jun 2011
First published
11 Jul 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 8874-8876

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Elastomeric hydrogels by polymerizing silicone microemulsions

M. A. Brook, M. Whinton, F. Gonzaga and N. Li, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 8874 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13331D

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