Investigation of new hydrophilic epoxy networks and hydrogels from them

Abstract

Consulta en la Biblioteca ETSI Industriales (9132)

[ES] The aim of this project is to carry out the "Proyecto Final de Carrera" (PFC) as the last step to finish my Chemical Engineering degree at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales of the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. The engineering and scientific objective of the project is based on the synthesis, development and study of new hydrophilic epoxy networks based on commercially available Jeffamines and a cross -linker agent, poly(propyleneglycol) diglycidyl ether, and hydrogels prepared from them. These kind of materials present very interesting characteristics such as they are able to absorb a big amount of water in their macromolecular network without dissolving. Actually, this project is a part of a greater magnitude study whose purpose is analyzing epoxy networks to check their suitability and capacity for medical applications. The direction of the project has been made by Dr. D. Ivan Krakovsky representing the Department of Macromolecular Physics of the Mathematics and Physics Faculty of the Charles University of Prague, in order to develop and study biocompatible materials with biomedical applications.