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Título del libro: Biomateriais Aplicados Ao Desenvolvimento De Sistemas Terapeuticos Avancados
Título del capítulo: Gamma and UV radiation for molecular grafting and design of matrices for therapeutic purposes

Autores UNAM:
SOFIA GUILLERMINA BURILLO AMEZCUA; EMILIO BUCIO CARRILLO;
Autores externos:

Idioma:
Español
Año de publicación:
2015
Palabras clave:

gamma radiation; grafting methods; preirradiation; copolymers; polymer characterization


Resumen:

Polymers have become prevalent in many commercial products due to their easy manufacture and relative low cost (compared with metals and ceramic products). The properties of these materials can be tailored by copolymerization with others polymers in order to give them a variety of engineering and scientific uses. Copolymerization via gamma-rays is an interesting method to modify polymeric matrices of biomedical interest. It has been used to functionalize the surfaces of polymers with different chemical groups, as well as to graft new polymer chains onto existing functional materials to alter their properties. Usually, polymerization using gamma-rays proceeds via the free radical initiation mechanism but without the use of chemical initiators. Grafting methods normally include the oxidative preirradiation, as well as the mutual or the simultaneous method. This chapter describes the different grafting techniques and the effect of various parameters in the grafting polymerization initiated with gamma radiation. Also, it describes the different analytical techniques used for the characterization of graft copolymers.


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