A biocompatible, hydrophilic, inert gel that is permeable to tissue fluids. It is used as an embedding medium for microscopy, as a coating for implants and prostheses, for contact lenses, as microspheres in adsorption research, etc.
Also Known As:
PHEMA; Gel, Glycol Methacrylate; Gel, Hydroxymethacrylate; Methacrylate Gel, Glycol; Methacrylate, Polyglycol; Methacrylate, Polyhydroxyethyl; Poly Hema; Glycol Methacrylate Gel; Hydroxymethacrylate Gel; Poly-Hema; Polyglycol Methacrylate; 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-hydroxyethyl ester, homopolymer