Table 1 Polymer functionalization.

From: Preventing post-surgical cardiac adhesions with a catechol-functionalized oxime hydrogel

Polymer

Functionalizationa (%)

Functionalizationb (%)

Number of arms functionalized

Ald-8PEG

97

–

7.8

AO-8PEG

83

–

6.6

Cat-8PEG

74

81

5.9a (6.5)b

  1. aCalculated from 1H NMR peak integrations.
  2. bCalculated from UV–Vis.
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