The evolution of polyurethane heart valve replacements: How chemistry translates to the clinic
Current heart valve replacements (HVRs) fail to comprehensively capture the physiological
behavior of native heart valve tissues, allowing the burden of valvular heart disease to …
behavior of native heart valve tissues, allowing the burden of valvular heart disease to …
Surface functionalization of polyurethanes: A critical review
J Zhang, S Lv, X Zhao, S Ma, F Zhou - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Synthetic polymers, particularly polyurethanes (PUs), have revolutionized bioengineering
and biomedical devices due to their customizable mechanical properties and long-term …
and biomedical devices due to their customizable mechanical properties and long-term …
[HTML][HTML] Adhesive and self-healing polyurethanes with tunable multifunctionality
L Zhou, L Zhang, P Li, MF Maitz, K Wang, T Shang… - Research, 2022 - spj.science.org
Many polyurethanes (PUs) are blood-contacting materials due to their good mechanical
properties, fatigue resistance, cytocompatibility, biosafety, and relatively good …
properties, fatigue resistance, cytocompatibility, biosafety, and relatively good …
An environment-friendly polyurethane composite membrane decorated by superhydrophobic modification of TiC as high efficient separator of oil-water emulsion
Y Zhang, D Wang, Z Huang, H Zhang, L Li - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The exploring of sustainable, durable and superwetting composite nanofiber membrane as
efficient separator for oil-water emulsion is one of the biggest challenges in the field of …
efficient separator for oil-water emulsion is one of the biggest challenges in the field of …
[HTML][HTML] Updates on polyurethane and its multifunctional applications in biomedical engineering
Polyurethanes (PUs) have properties that make them promising in biomedical applications.
PU is recognized as one of the main families of blood and biocompatible materials. PU plays …
PU is recognized as one of the main families of blood and biocompatible materials. PU plays …
Softening and hardening of thermal plastic polyurethane blends by water absorbed
DH Xu, F Liu, G Pan, ZG Zhao, X Yang, HC Shi… - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the effect of water on the structure and mechanical properties of thermoplastic
polyurethane (TPU) blends with different ratios of a high and low hardness TPU composition …
polyurethane (TPU) blends with different ratios of a high and low hardness TPU composition …
Progress of polysaccharide-contained polyurethanes for biomedical applications
DB Ju, JC Lee, SK Hwang, CS Cho, HJ Kim - Tissue Engineering and …, 2022 - Springer
Polyurethane (PU) has been widely examined and used for biomedical applications, such
as catheters, blood oxygenators, stents, cardiac valves, drug delivery carriers, dialysis …
as catheters, blood oxygenators, stents, cardiac valves, drug delivery carriers, dialysis …
Mechanical‐enhanced and Durable Zwitterionic Hydrogel Coating for Inhibiting Coagulation and Reducing Bacterial Infection
Z Yan, M Yao, Z Zhao, Q Yang, R Liu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Blood‐contact medical devices are indispensable for clinical interventions, yet their
susceptibility to thrombosis and bacterial infections poses substantial risks to treatment …
susceptibility to thrombosis and bacterial infections poses substantial risks to treatment …
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 …
applications, where frequently used carboxylic acid ester degradation motifs were …
[HTML][HTML] Extracellular matrix-derived and low-cost proteins to improve polyurethane-based scaffolds for vascular grafts
Vascular graft surgeries are often conducted in trauma cases, which has increased the
demand for scaffolds with good biocompatibility profiles. Biodegradable scaffolds …
demand for scaffolds with good biocompatibility profiles. Biodegradable scaffolds …