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Modulating the thermoresponsive characteristics of PLGA-PEG-PLGA hydrogels via manipulation of PLGA monomer sequences

SeongHoon Jo, Soonjong Roh, Jaemin Shim, Ji Woong Yu, Youngmee Jung, Woo Young Jang, Bumjoon Seo*, You-Yeon Won*, Jin Yoo*

BiomacromoleculesVol. 25, No. 8, pp. 5374-5386202410.1021/acs.biomac.4c00817

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Abstract

In a temperature-responsive polymer gel, experiments and particle-based simulations show that the order of its molecular building blocks changes how aggregates called micelles connect and merge, shifting gel formation and drug release.