Abstract
Degradable thiol-ene photopolymer networks were formed through radically mediated step-growth reactions. Variations in the network structure were used to alter the initial and temporal moduli, mass loss profiles, and equilibrium swelling ratios. Mass loss rates varied with changes in the solvent concentration, monomer molecular weight, average monomer functionality, and concentration of degradable linkages. The time required for the networks to degrade completely ranged from 1.20±0.01 to 24.5±0.1 days, which corresponded to hydrolysis rates of 0.18±0.01 and 0.021±0.0003day−1. Initial moduli also varied considerably as a function of network structure, ranging from 150±35 to nearly 5000±100kPa, and initial equilibrium swelling ratios ranged from 2.5±0.01 to 18.7±2. Collectively, these results demonstrate how the material properties and the mass loss behavior of thiol-ene networks can be independently tuned for specific applications.
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