TY - BOOK AU - Jones,D.S. AU - Mclaughlin,D.W.J. AU - Mccoy,C.P. AU - Gorman,S.P. TI - Physicochemical characterisation and biological evaluation of hydrogel-poly(e-caprolactone)interpenetrating polymer networks as novel urinary biomaterials KW - POLY(HEMA) KW - POLYCAPROLACTONE KW - INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS KW - MECHANICAL PROPERTIES KW - BACTERIAL ADHERENCE KW - ENCRUSTATION N2 - Hydrogels are frequently employed as medical device biomaterials due to their advantageous biological properties, e.g. resistance to infection and encrustation, biocompatibility; however, their poor mechanical properties generally limit the scope of application to coatings of medical devices. To address this limitation, this study described the formulation of sequential interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN)of poly(e-caprolactone)(PCL)and poly(hydroxyethylmethacrylate)(p(HEMA)). IPN containing 20 UR - https://drive.google.com/file/d/19-f215wdw9z5F_CaKzV9DhXmXS5G-Az4/view?usp=drivesdk ER -