Fabrication, properties and applications of PEGDA hydrogels in biomedical science

This thesis focuses on realising better understanding of properties of PEGDA hydrogels, improving fabrication methods for PEGDA hydrogels and finally applying PEGDA hydrogels for biomedical applications. The finding of this thesis includes development of a Type II photoinitiator system for visible light lithography of PEGDA hydrogels, investigation of swelling and other inherent properties, the mechanism of interaction between water and PEGDA polymer, and development of a shape-morphing of PEGDA hydrogel via PCL fibrous network for potential biomedical applications