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.