Aliphatic polycarbonates from cyclic carbonate monomers and their application as biomaterials

W Yu, E Maynard, V Chiaradia, MC Arno… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Aliphatic polycarbonates have gained increased attention as biomaterials largely owing to
their biocompatibility and tunable degradation. Moreover, the ability to introduce functional …

Polyester elastomers for soft tissue engineering

H Ye, K Zhang, D Kai, Z Li, XJ Loh - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Polyester elastomers are soft, biodegradable and biocompatible and are commonly used in
various biomedical applications, especially in tissue engineering. These synthetic polyesters …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The contemporary role of ε-caprolactone chemistry to create advanced polymer architectures

AL Sisson, D Ekinci, A Lendlein - Polymer, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (ε-caprolactones)(PCLs) belong to the first generation of synthetic aliphatic
polyesters. Their biodegradability motivated their extensive exploration as resorbable …

Hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation of a poly (ε-caprolactone) network

I Castilla-Cortázar, J Más-Estellés… - … degradation and stability, 2012 - Elsevier
Long-term hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation profiles of poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL)
networks were obtained. The hydrolytic degradation studies were performed in water and …

Biodegradable polyurethane ureas with variable polyester or polycarbonate soft segments: Effects of crystallinity, molecular weight, and composition on mechanical …

Z Ma, Y Hong, DM Nelson, JE Pichamuthu… - …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Biodegradable polyurethane urea (PUU) elastomers are ideal candidates for fabricating
tissue engineering scaffolds with mechanical properties akin to strong and resilient soft …

Poly (ester urea) s: Synthesis, material properties, and biomedical applications

CS Dziewior, K Godwin, NG Judge, NZ Dreger… - Progress in Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Amino acid-based poly (ester urea) s (PEUs) are an emerging class of highly tunable,
degradable polymers that have found utility in a wide scope of biomedical applications …

Biodegradable soft elastomers: synthesis/properties of materials and fabrication of scaffolds

Y Li, GA Thouas, QZ Chen - Rsc Advances, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently there have been increasing research efforts in the development of elastomeric
biomaterials with desirable biocompatibility, degradation profiles and mechanical properties …

Flexible and Elastic Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Engineering Prepared by Stereolithography Using Poly (trimethylene carbonate)‐B ased Resins

S Schüller‐Ravoo, SM Teixeira, J Feijen… - Macromolecular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study is to investigate the applicability of flexible and elastic poly
(trimethylene carbonate)(PTMC) structures prepared by stereolithography as scaffolds for …

Biodegradable elastomers for biomedical applications and regenerative medicine

E Bat, Z Zhang, J Feijen, DW Grijpma… - Regenerative …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Synthetic biodegradable polymers are of great value for the preparation of implants that are
required to reside only temporarily in the body. The use of biodegradable polymers obviates …