Mohammad Hossein Ghanian - Department of Polymer and Color Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Hamid Mirzadeh - Department of Polymer and Color Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Hossein Baharvand - Department of Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a well-known building block of different biomedical structures such as drug delivering micelles and hydrogel scaffolds for soft tissue regeneration. Controlled biodegradation in response to endogenous stimulus such as acidic pH and reductive conditions is required for such applications. Here, we have synthesized PEG macromeres which are able to construct the dually degradable structures such as hydrogels

Polyethylene glycol – Thiol – Biodegradation – Hydrogel – Stimuli-responsive