Addressing unmet clinical needs with UV bioadhesives

RD O'Rorke, O Pokholenko, F Gao, T Cheng… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The invasive practice of suturing for wound closure has persisted for millennia; with the rate
of medical development, it is staggering that there are few viable alternatives to invasive …

Correlating synthesis parameters with physicochemical properties of poly (glycerol sebacate)

Á Conejero-García, HR Gimeno, YM Sáez… - European Polymer …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (glycerol sebacate), PGS, is an elastomeric biodegradable polyester
increasingly proposed in a variety of biomedical applications. It is prepared by …

Norbornene-modified poly (glycerol sebacate) as a photocurable and biodegradable elastomer

YC Yeh, L Ouyang, CB Highley, JA Burdick - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (glycerol sebacate)(PGS) is a biodegradable elastomer that has emerged as a
promising material in biomedical applications; however, the traditional thermal crosslinking …

Enzymatic synthesis of an electrospinnable poly (butylene succinate-co-dilinoleic succinate) thermoplastic elastomer

A Sonseca, M El Fray - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Candida antarctica lipase B was successfully employed for the first time as a biocatalyst to
obtain high molecular weight poly (butylene succinate-co-dilinoleic succinate)(PBS: DLS) …

“Smart” hydrogels in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications

AH Bacelar, IF Cengiz, J Silva-Correia… - … of intelligent scaffolds …, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
“Smart” hydrogels, also variously referred as “intelligent,” stimuli-responsive, stimuli-
sensitive, or environmentally sensitive hydrogels, are three-dimensional hydrophilic network …

Tailoring degree of esterification and branching of poly (glycerol sebacate) by energy efficient microwave irradiation

CC Lau, MK Bayazit, JC Knowles, J Tang - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (glycerol sebacate)(PGS) is known as an exciting biomaterial owing to its tunable
mechanical properties and controllable degradation rate. However, it is always challenging …

Using an environmentally benign and degradable elastomer in soft robotics

S Walker, J Rueben, TV Volkenburg… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
This work introduces an environmentally benign and degradable elastomer, poly (glycerol
sebacate) with calcium carbonate (PGS-CaCO _ 3 3), for use in soft robotics. Development …

Conduit for peripheral nerve replacement

WD Wagner, N Levi, T Rosenbalm, LC Argenta… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A biphasic material and devices comprising the same are provided for the
development of conductive conduits that may be used for the treatment of peripheral nerve …

Degradation and erosion mechanisms of bioresorbable porous acellular vascular grafts: an in vitro investigation

PS Gade, K Lee, BN Pfaff, Y Wang… - Journal of The …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A fundamental mechanism of in situ tissue regeneration from biodegradable synthetic
acellular vascular grafts is the effective interplay between graft degradation, erosion and the …

A poly (glycerol sebacate) based photo/thermo dual curable biodegradable and biocompatible polymer for biomedical applications

M Wang, D Lei, Z Liu, S Chen, L Sun, Z Lv… - Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Due to its biomimetic mechanical properties to soft tissues, excellent biocompatibility and
biodegradability, poly (glycerol sebacate)(PGS) has emerged as a representative …