Polymer hydration occurs through hydrogen bonding between polar moieties in the polymer and water molecules. For PMEA, the ester groups on the side chains primarily contribute to generating ...
Combinations with ethylene glycol (EG) are also important in biomedical applications. Poly(EG) (PEG) is one of the most commonly used biomedical polymers due to its specific properties. Oligo(EG) (OEG ...