Degradation and stabilization of polyurethane elastomers

F Xie, T Zhang, P Bryant, V Kurusingal… - Progress in Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Polyurethane elastomers have a combination of excellent mechanical, physical and
chemical properties along with exceptional biocompatibility. Therefore, these elastomeric …

Tissue Engineering Approaches in the Design of Healthy and Pathological In Vitro Tissue Models

S Caddeo, M Boffito, S Sartori - Frontiers in bioengineering and …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
In the tissue engineering (TE) paradigm, engineering and life sciences tools are combined
to develop bioartificial substitutes for organs and tissues, which can in turn be applied in …

Synthesis, properties and biomedical applications of hydrolytically degradable materials based on aliphatic polyesters and polycarbonates

RP Brannigan, AP Dove - Biomaterials science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyester-based polymers represent excellent candidates in synthetic biodegradable and
bioabsorbable materials for medical applications owing to their tailorable properties. The …

A review: Fabrication of porous polyurethane scaffolds

H Janik, M Marzec - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of tissue engineering is the fabrication of three-dimensional scaffolds that can be
used for the reconstruction and regeneration of damaged or deformed tissues and organs. A …

Elastomeric biomaterials for tissue engineering

Q Chen, S Liang, GA Thouas - Progress in polymer science, 2013 - Elsevier
Biomaterials play a critical role in engineering of tissue constructs, working as an artificial
extracellular matrix to support regeneration. Because the elastic stretchability is a major …

Rational design of biodegradable thermoplastic polyurethanes for tissue repair

C Xu, Y Hong - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Bone tissue engineering using polycaprolactone scaffolds fabricated via selective laser sintering

JM Williams, A Adewunmi, RM Schek, CL Flanagan… - Biomaterials, 2005 - Elsevier
Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a bioresorbable polymer with potential applications for bone and
cartilage repair. In this work, porous PCL scaffolds were computationally designed and then …

Biomimetic materials for tissue engineering

PX Ma - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine is an exciting research area that aims at
regenerative alternatives to harvested tissues for transplantation. Biomaterials play a pivotal …

[HTML][HTML] Scaffolds for tissue fabrication

PX Ma - Materials today, 2004 - Elsevier
Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary field. It has shown great
promise in generating living alternatives for harvested tissues and organs for transplantation …

Biodegradable elastomeric patch for treating cardiac or cardiovascular conditions

KL Fujimoto, K Tobita, J Guan, WR Wagner… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
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