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Responsive hydrophobically associating polymers: a review of structure and properties by Tonge, S.R, Tighe, B.J

“…Responsive hydrophobically associating polymers can in many ways be considered to be analogous to proteins in their ability to form compact molecules with a…”
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It starts to look like force feeding to me by Tighe, B.J, Blackburn, C, Slowther, A

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Injectable hydrogels with high fixed charge density and swelling pressure for nucleus pulposus repair: Biomimetic glycosaminoglycan analogues by Sivan, S.S., Roberts, S., Urban, J.P.G., Menage, J., Bramhill, J., Campbell, D., Franklin, V.J., Lydon, F., Merkher, Y., Maroudas, A., Tighe, B.J.

“…The load-bearing biomechanical role of the intervertebral disc is governed by the composition and organization of its major macromolecular components, collagen…”
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Centrifugally spun polyhydroxybutyrate fibres: accelerated hydrolytic degradation studies by Foster, L.J.R., Tighe, B.J.

“…Centrifugal spinning is a novel process that readily permits the incorporation of particulate additives while avoiding the thermal damage often associated with…”
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A model for the preliminary biological screening of potential keratoprosthetic biomaterials by Sandeman, S.R, Lloyd, A.W, Tighe, B.J, Franklin, V, Li, J, Lydon, F, Liu, C.S.C, Mann, D.J, James, S.E, Martin, R

“…A series of in vitro screening assays for the preliminary selection of biomaterials for use in the fabrication of artificial corneas (keratoprostheses) (KPros)…”
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Polymers for biodegradable medical devices. VIII. Hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymers: physical and degradative properties of blends with polycaprolactone by Yasin, M, Tighe, B J

“…The physical and degradative properties of polyhydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymer blends with polycaprolactone were investigated. Blends containing low…”
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Macroporous hydrogels for biomedical applications: methodology and morphology by Oxley, H R, Corkhill, P H, Fitton, J H, Tighe, B J

“…Macroporous hydrogel membranes have been fabricated using two complementary techniques, both involving the polymerization of a solution of monomers around a…”
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Polymers for biodegradable medical devices. II. Hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymers: hydrolytic degradation studies by Holland, S J, Jolly, A M, Yasin, M, Tighe, B J

“…The hydrolytic degradation of poly(hydroxybutyrate) together with a series of hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymers has been studied. The effects of…”
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Synthetic hydrogels (10): anomalous transport behaviour in crown ether-containing hydrogel membranes by Hamilton, C.J, Murphy, S.M, Tighe, B.J

“…The physical immobilisation of a range of crown ethers within hydrogel membranes of a range of water contents has been examined. The efficiency of the…”
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Synthetic routes to responsive polymers; co-polycondensation of tri-functional amino acids with diacylchlorides by Eccleston, M.E., Slater, N.K.H., Tighe, B.J.

“…The condensation of diamino acids and their derivatives such as l-lysine, l-lysine ethyl ester and l-ornithine with aromatic and aliphatic diacyl chlorides was…”
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Polylactic acids produced from L- and DL-lactic acid anhydrosulfite : stereochemical aspects by AMASS, A. J, N'GOALA, K. L. R, TIGHE, B. J, SCHUE, F

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Polymers for biodegradable medical devices. VII. Hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymers: degradation of copolymers and their blends with polysaccharides under in vitro physiological conditions by Holland, S J, Yasin, M, Tighe, B J

“…The hydrolytic degradation of hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymers was monitored in vitro at 37 degrees C and pH 7.4. Direct use of bulk properties such…”
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Cellular interactions with synthetic polymer surfaces in culture by Lydon, M J, Minett, T W, Tighe, B J

“…The success of synthetic polymers as biomaterials depends upon their interfacial properties and resultant interactions with cells and biological fluids in…”
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Enzymatic assay of hydroxybutyric acid monomer formation in poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) degradation studies by Foster, L.J.R., Tighe, B.J.

“…A novel method for monitoring the degradation of poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) based on the enzymatic assay of β-hydroxybutyrate (HBA) monomers has been developed…”
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Polymers for biodegradable medical devices. V. Hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymers: effects of polymer processing on hydrolytic degradation by Yasin, M, Holland, S J, Tighe, B J

“…The effects of melt processing on those properties of polyhydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymers that control hydrolytic stability were studied. Initial…”
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Polymers for biodegradable medical devices. VI. Hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymers: accelerated degradation of blends with polysaccharides by Yasin, M, Holland, S J, Jolly, A M, Tighe, B J

“…The hydrolytic degradation of poly(hydroxybutyrate)-poly(hydroxyvalerate) (PHB-PHV) copolymers in the form of blends with the polysaccharides amylose, dextran,…”
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Friction of hydrogel and polyurethane elastic layers when sliding against each other under a mixed lubrication regime by Caravia, L., Dowson, D., Fisher, J., Corkhill, P.H., Tighe, B.J.

“…The use of a compliant material to form the articulating surfaces of a replacement joint has been shown to encourage fluid film lubrication in the joint in…”
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Gas Separation Using Membranes. 2. Developing a New Membrane for the Separation of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide Using the Targeting Approach by Porter, Kenneth E, Hinchliffe, Anthony B, Tighe, Brian J

“…This paper describes the concept of “targeting” the development of new membranes such that the resulting membrane separator will be economically viable in a…”
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Polymer membranes in clinical sensor applications. I. An overview of membrane function by Davies, M L, Hamilton, C J, Murphy, S M, Tighe, B J

“…Polymer membranes are used in a wide variety of molecular sensing devices many of which are of potential clinical interest. The role of the polymer and the…”
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Examination of particulate macroporous hydrogels in an extracorporeal rat haemoperfusion model by Courtney, J.M., Murphy, S.M., Robertson, L.M., Ryan, C.J., Tighe, B.J.

“…A series of macroporous hydrogels has been synthesized, selected from a range of such materials in which the presence of functional groups has been shown to…”
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