In vitro degradation of electrospun poly (l-lactic acid)/segmented poly (ester urethane) blends

F Montini-Ballarin, PC Caracciolo, G Rivero… - … degradation and stability, 2016 - Elsevier
Scaffold degradation behavior is one of the main aspects to be considered in tissue
engineering applications. The hydrolytic in vitro degradation of compliant biomimetic …

The post-morphological analysis of electrospun vascular grafts following mechanical testing

I Yalcin Enis, T Gok Sadikoglu, J Horakova… - Journal of Polymer …, 2018 - degruyter.com
Vascular grafts provide promising scaffolds for patients recuperating from cardiovascular
diseases. Since it is necessary to mimic the native vessel in order to overcome the …

Mechanical investigation of bilayer vascular grafts electrospun from aliphatic polyesters

I Yalcin Enis, J Horakova… - Polymers for …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Electrospun biodegradable vascular grafts provide a wide range of design components from
the selection of materials to the modification of fiber structure. In this study, both single layer …

Hard‐block degradable thermoplastic urethane‐elastomers for electrospun vascular prostheses

S Baudis, SC Ligon, K Seidler, G Weigel… - Journal of Polymer …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomers with biodegradable chain extenders were
synthesized and tested for mechanical performance and biocompatibility. The design of the …

Hard block degradable polycarbonate urethanes: promising biomaterials for electrospun vascular prostheses

K Ehrmann, P Potzmann, C Dworak… - …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We report biodegradable thermoplastic polyurethanes for soft tissue engineering
applications, where frequently used carboxylic acid ester degradation motifs were …

Mechanical properties and degradability of electrospun PCL/PLGA blended scaffolds as vascular grafts

J Gao, S Chen, D Tang, L Jiang, J Shi… - Transactions of Tianjin …, 2019 - Springer
In our study, the mechanical properties and degradability of vascular grafts made from poly
(ε-caprolactone)(PCL) and poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) at different ratios were …

The effect of ethylene oxide sterilization on electrospun vascular grafts made from biodegradable polyesters

J Horakova, P Mikes, A Saman, V Jencova… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The study describes the detailed examination of the effect of ethylene oxide sterilization on
electrospun scaffolds constructed from biodegradable polyesters. Different fibrous layers …

In Vivo Evaluation of PCL Vascular Grafts Implanted in Rat Abdominal Aorta

AA Dokuchaeva, AB Mochalova, TP Timchenko… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Electrospun tissue-engineered grafts made of biodegradable materials have become a
perspective search field in terms of vascular replacement, and more research is required to …

Degradation and characterisation of electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) and poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) scaffolds for vascular tissue engineering

M Bazgir, W Zhang, X Zhang, J Elies, M Saeinasab… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The current study aimed to evaluate the characteristics and the effects of degradation on the
structural properties of Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA)-and polycaprolactone (PCL) …

Elasticity response of electrospun bioresorbable small-diameter vascular grafts: Towards a biomimetic mechanical response

F Montini-Ballarin, D Suárez-Bagnasco… - Materials Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
The elasticity response of synthetic vascular grafts is very important for the grafts long term
success. Natural arteries possess a characteristic response to internal pressure, known as J …