Comparison of covalently and physically cross-linked polyethylene glycol-based hydrogels for the prevention of postoperative adhesions in a rat model.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
A covalently and a physicochemically cross-linked hydrogel, both based primarily on polyethylene glycol and both formed in situ, were compared side by side in a rat uterine horn devascularization and serosal injury model for efficacy in adhesion prevention. The primary difference between the two materials was the nature of their cross-linking. The covalently cross-linked hydrogel was a photopolymerized polyethylene glycol-co-lactic acid diacrylate, and the physically cross-linked hydrogel was a polyethylene glycol-co-polypropylene glycol, Poloxamer 407. In the surgical model employed, application of the covalently cross-linked hydrogel reduced the extent of adhesion formation from 75 +/- 10% in the control group to 16 +/- 6% (mean +/- s.d., P < 0.001). Application of the physically cross-linked hydrogel reduced adhesion formation to 38 +/- 19% (P < 0.01). Retention of the two hydrogels upon the site of application was also evaluated. The covalently cross-linked hydrogel formed a continuous barrier upon the uterine horns for more than 4 d, while the physicochemically cross-linked hydrogel was present upon the uterine horns for less than 2 d. This difference in retention was probably the cause of the difference in efficacy and may be attributed to the nature of the cross-linking.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- West, JL; Hubbell, JA
Published Date
- October 1995
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 16 / 15
Start / End Page
- 1153 - 1156
PubMed ID
- 8562791
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1878-5905
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0142-9612
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/0142-9612(95)93579-3
Language
- eng