| abstract |
The present invention provides interpenetrating polymeric network (IPN), and related methods and compositions. The hydrogel material of the present invention comprises an interpenetrating network consisting of two or more polymeric networks, of which one or more polymeric networks are based on biopolymers. Also provided is a method of making a hydrogel material, comprising combining a first polymeric network with a second polymeric network, wherein the first polymeric network or the second polymeric network is based on a biopolymer. . The present application also discloses a device made from an IPN hydrogel material and its use.n n n Hydrogel materials, interpenetrating polymeric network (IFN), biopolymers. |