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Hydrogel Tissue Expanders for Stomatology. Part II. Poly(styrene-maleic Anhydride) Hydrogels

Hydrogel Tissue Expanders for Stomatology. Part II. Poly(styrene-maleic Anhydride) Hydrogels

Jakub Hrib, Eva Chylikova Krumbholcova, Miroslava Duskova-Smrckova, Radka Hobzova, Jakub Sirc, Martin Hruby, Jiri Michalek, Jiri Hodan, Petr Lesny, Roman Smucler

Polymers (Basel). 2019 Jun 26;11(7):1087.

PMID: 31247964

Abstract:

Self-inflating soft tissue expanders represent a valuable modality in reconstructive surgery. For this purpose, particularly synthetic hydrogels that increase their volume by swelling in aqueous environment are used. The current challenge in the field is to deliver a material with a suitable protracted swelling response, ideally with an induction period (for sutured wound healing) followed by a linear increase in volume lasting several days for required tissue reconstruction. Here, we report on synthesis, swelling, thermal, mechanical and biological properties of novel hydrogel tissue expanders based on poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride) copolymers covalently crosslinked with p-divinylbenzene. The hydrogels exerted hydrolysis-driven swelling response with induction period over the first two days with minimal volume change and gradual volume growth within 30 days in buffered saline solution. Their final swollen volume reached more than 14 times the dry volume with little dependence on the crosslinker content. The mechanical coherence of samples during swelling and in their fully swollen state was excellent, the compression modulus of elasticity being between 750 and 850 kPa. In vitro cell culture experiments and in vivo evaluation in mice models showed excellent biocompatibility and suitable swelling responses meeting thus the application requirements as soft tissue expanders.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP105066	p-Divinylbenzene		105-06-6	Price

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