Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate
Synonyms
2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2-hydroxyethyl ester, homopolymer
Gel, Glycol Methacrylate
Gel, Hydroxymethacrylate
Glycol Methacrylate Gel
Hydroxymethacrylate Gel
Methacrylate Gel, Glycol
Methacrylate, Polyglycol
Methacrylate, Polyhydroxyethyl
PHEMA
Poly Hema
Poly-Hema
Polyglycol Methacrylate
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.