In vivo biostability of polyether polyurethanes with polyethylene oxide surface-modifying end groups; resistance to biologic oxidation and stress cracking

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 175-184

  Ebert, Mike ^a   Ward, Bob ^b   Anderson, James ^c   McVenes, Rick ^a   Stokes, Ken ^a  

^a MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^b Polymer Technology Group   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biostability; Environmental stress cracking; Polyethylene oxide; Polyurethane; Surface modifying end group

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARDIOLOGY; CELLS; OXIDATION; POLYETHERS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BIOSTABILITY; CARDIAC PACING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS CRACKING (ESC); SURFACE-MODIFYING END GROUP;

POLYURETHANES;

MACROGOL; POLYETHERURETHAN; POLYMER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HEART PACING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; RABBIT; SCREENING TEST; STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BONE SUBSTITUTES; CELL ADHESION; ETHERS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERS; POLYURETHANES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RABBITS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24744454393     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30396     Document Type: Article

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