Enzyme-induced biodegradation of polycarbonate polyurethanes: Dependence on hard-segment concentration

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 516-528

  Tang, Y W ^a   Labow, R S ^b   Santerre, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Enzymes; Esterase; Hard segments; Hydrogen bonding; Microphase structure; Polyurethanes

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENZYMES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN BONDS; POLYCARBONATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ENZYME-INDUCED BIODEGRADATION;

POLYURETHANES;

CHOLESTEROL ESTERASE; POLYCARBONATE; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN STABILITY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; POLYURETHANES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035885544     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4636(20010915)56:4<516::AID-JBM1123>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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