A network of cross-linked hydrophilic macromolecules used in biomedical applications fabricated by photopolymerization of polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate. Its general formulae is C3H5C(O)(OCH2CH2)nOC(O)C3H5 where n denotes a number of average polyglycol (OCH2CH2) repeats.
Also Known As:
Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; PEG-DMA Hydrogel; PEGDMA Hydrogel; Hydrogel, PEG-DMA; Hydrogel, PEGDMA; PEG DMA Hydrogel; PEG-DMA Hydrogels; PEGDMA Hydrogels; Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),alpha-(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-propenyl)-omega-((2-methyl-1-oxo-2 propenyl)oxy)-