Diffusion-Controllable Biomineralization Conducted In Situ in Hydrogels Based on Reversibly Cross-Linked Hyperbranched Polyglycidol

We present biocompatible hydrogel systems suitable for biomineralization processes based on hyperbranched polyglycidol cross-linked with acrylamide copolymer bearing carbonyl-coordinated boronic acid. At neutral pH, diol functional groups of HbPGL react with boronic acid of polyacrylamide to generate 3D network in water by the formation of boronic ester cross-links. The dynamic associative/dissociative characteristics of the cross-links makes the network reversible. The presented hydrogels display self-healing properties and are injectable, facilitating gap filing of bone tissue. The 1H HR MAS DOSY NMR studies reveal that acrylamide copolymer plays the role of the network framework, whereas HbPGL macromolecules, due to their compact structure, move between reactive sites of the copolymer. The influence of the copolymer macromolecules entanglements and overall polymer concentrations on macromolecules mobility and stress relaxation processes is investigated. The process of hydrogel biomineralization results...