Biodegradable polyurethane urea (PUU) elastomers are ideal candidates for fabricating
tissue engineering scaffolds with mechanical properties akin to strong and resilient soft …

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 …

The highly tunable mechanical properties and resilience of polyurethanes make them
promising candidates for tissue engineering applications. Biodegradability is conferred by …

Biodegradable elastomeric scaffolds are of increasing interest for applications in soft tissue
repair and regeneration, particularly in mechanically active settings. The rate at which such …

Four biodegradable polyurethane blends were made from segmented polyurethanes that
contain amino acid-based chain extender and diisocyanate groups. The soft segments of …

Segmented polyurethanes have been used extensively in implantable medical devices, but
their tunable mechanical properties make them attractive for examining the effect of …

This paper reviews biodegradable synthetic polymers focusing on their potential in tissue
engineering applications. The major classes of polymers are briefly discussed with regard to …

As a type of elastomeric polymers, non-degradable polyurethanes (PUs) have a long history
of being used in clinics, whereas biodegradable PUs have been developed in recent …

Degradable polyurethane elastomers were synthesized using a diester chain extender. The
chain extender was synthesized by a diesterification reaction between L-phenylalanine and …

Traditional crosslinked polyester elastomers are inherently weak, and the strategy of
increasing crosslink density to improve their mechanical properties makes them brittle …