| abstract |
Described herein are compounds having a hydrogen-bonding group and optionally a functional group for binding (e.g., covalently binding) the compound to another compound (e.g., hyaluronic acid and/or gelatin). A compound of the present invention may have a structure represented by and/or comprising Formula I, Formula II, Formula III, Formula IV, Formula IV', Formula V, Formula V', Formula VI, Formula VII, and/or Formula VIII as described herein. Compositions including compounds of the present invention along with methods of preparing and using the same are also described herein. |