In this thesis, commercially available basal lamina hydrogels are analyzed to study the effect of the biochemical composition of these gels on their biophysical properties. In addition, a thermoresponsive methylcellulose/mucin hybrid wound gel is developed where the methylcellulose compensates for the mechanical limitation of the anti-microbial mucins. Finally, to achieve orchestrated drug release from a hydrogel two molecular mechanisms are combined: i.e. a build-up of osmotic pressure by the depletion of a control molecule and triggered disaggregation of nanoparticle clusters by synthetic DNA sequences.
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In this thesis, commercially available basal lamina hydrogels are analyzed to study the effect of the biochemical composition of these gels on their biophysical properties. In addition, a thermoresponsive methylcellulose/mucin hybrid wound gel is developed where the methylcellulose compensates for the mechanical limitation of the anti-microbial mucins. Finally, to achieve orchestrated drug release from a hydrogel two molecular mechanisms are combined: i.e. a build-up of osmotic pressure by the d...
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