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Triazole-Based Polymer Gels

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This chapter summarizes the recent progress of the chemistry of triazole-based polymer gels from 2000 to present. Based on the gelation mechanism, the gels are classified into reversible physical and irreversible chemical gels. The design principles of these gel systems were examined, and the various driving forces for gelation, such as hydrogen bonding, π–π stacking interaction, hydrophobic effect, covalent linkage, and metal coordination, were described. Structural factors that affect the swelling ability of such gels and their applications in controlled drug release were revealed. The advantages and drawbacks of using CuAAC chemistry to create such gelating systems, as compared to other conventional synthetic methodologies, were also discussed.

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We thank the Research Grants Council, HKSAR, for the financial support (Project Number: 400810).

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Chow, HF., Lo, CM., Chen, Y. (2012). Triazole-Based Polymer Gels. In: Košmrlj, J. (eds) Click Triazoles. Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry, vol 28. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/7081_2011_66

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