Synthesis of polyester urethane urea and fabrication of elastomeric nanofibrous scaffolds for myocardial regeneration

ES Jamadi, L Ghasemi-Mobarakeh, M Morshed… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Fabrication of bioactive scaffolds is one of the most promising strategies to reconstruct the
infarcted myocardium. In this study, we synthesized polyester urethane urea (PEUU), further …

Polyurethane-polycaprolactone blend patches: scaffold characterization and cardiomyoblast adhesion, proliferation, and function

S Asadpour, H Yeganeh, J Ai, S Kargozar… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A remarkable challenge in myocardial tissue engineering is the development of biomimetic
constructs that can potentially improve myocardial repair and regeneration. Polyurethane …

A novel polyurethane/cellulose fibrous scaffold for cardiac tissue engineering

PH Chen, HC Liao, SH Hsu, RS Chen, MC Wu… - RSC Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The present work demonstrates a biomimetic electrospun scaffold based on polyurethane
(PU) and ethyl cellulose (EC), featuring uniform fibrous nanostructures and three …

Polyurethane-based scaffolds for myocardial tissue engineering

V Chiono, P Mozetic, M Boffito, S Sartori… - Interface …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Bi-layered scaffolds with a 0°/90° lay-down pattern were prepared by melt-extrusion additive
manufacturing (AM) using a poly (ester urethane)(PU) synthesized from poly (ε …

Preparation and characterization of polyurethane/chitosan/CNT nanofibrous scaffold for cardiac tissue engineering

P Ahmadi, N Nazeri, MA Derakhshan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Myocardial infarction of cardiomyocytes is a leading cause of heart failure (HF) worldwide.
Since heart has very limited regeneration capacity, cardiac tissue engineering (TE) to …

Exceptional biocompatibility of 3D fibrous scaffold for cardiac tissue engineering fabricated from biodegradable polyurethane blended with cellulose

WF Su, CC Ho, TH Shih, CH Wang… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The auhtors report 3D biomimetic scaffolds using polymer blend of polyurethane and
cellulose for cardiac tissue engineering. The biocompatible and biodegradable …

Augmented physico‐chemical, crystalline, mechanical, and biocompatible properties of electrospun polyurethane titanium dioxide composite patch for cardiac tissue …

SK Jaganathan, MP Mani, S Sivalingam - Polymer Composites, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Although there is enormous growth in the technology for cardiovascular applications,
remodeling of the damaged cardiac tissue is still a daunted task. Polymeric scaffold could be …

Biomimetic engineering of the cardiac tissue through processing, functionalization, and biological characterization of polyester urethanes

F Vozzi, F Logrand, M Cabiati, C Cicione… - Biomedical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) tissue models offer new tools in the study of diseases. In
the case of the engineering of cardiac muscle, a realistic goal would be the design of a …

Biomimetic myocardial patches fabricated with poly (ɛ‐caprolactone) and polyethylene glycol‐based polyurethanes

A Silvestri, S Sartori, M Boffito, C Mattu… - … Research Part B …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The production of efficient heart patches for myocardium repair requires the use of
biomaterials with high elastomeric properties and controllable biodegradability. To fulfil …

Low-initial-modulus biodegradable polyurethane elastomers for soft tissue regeneration

C Xu, Y Huang, L Tang, Y Hong - ACS applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The mechanical match between synthetic scaffold and host tissue remains challenging in
tissue regeneration. The elastic soft tissues exhibit low initial moduli with a J-shaped tensile …