Poster Presentation 5
Progress Towards Oxime Cross-Linkable, Dopamine
Containing, Adhesive Polymeric Brushes via ROMP for
Biomedical Applications
Rimantas Slegeris, Hoyong Chung1
1
Florida State University, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, 2525 Pottsdamer St, Tallahassee, FL 32310
Abstract
Bioadhesives are an important class of polymers which are widely used as medical patches, surgical sealants or
drug delivery systems. Different application areas of adhesives require materials with various degrees of
crosslinking and adhesion strength, therefore the tunability of these factors has to be considered when designing
an adhesive. Ideally, a bioadhesive would be easy to deliver (i.e. liquid form) when not in use; and the adhesive
should be immobile when it administered to the body. Such a viscosity change can be addressed by having 2
compon [