A biocompatible, hydrophilic, inert gel that is permeable to tissue fluids. It is used as an embedding medium for microscopy, as a coating for implants and prostheses, for contact lenses, as microspheres in adsorption research, etc.
Synonyms: Poly Hema, Methacrylate, Polyhydroxyethyl, Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate, Glycol Methacrylate Gel, PHEMA, Methacrylate Gel, Glycol, Gel, Glycol Methacrylate, Poly-Hema, Methacrylate, Polyglycol, 25249-16-5, 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-hydroxyethyl ester, homopolymer, Hydroxymethacrylate Gel, Polyglycol Methacrylate, Gel, Hydroxymethacrylate
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