Recent advances in synthetic bioelastomers

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4223-4256

  Shi, Rui ^a   Chen, Dafu ^a   Liu, Quanyong ^b   Wu, Yan ^b   Xu, Xiaochuan ^c   Zhang, Liqun ^b   Tian, Wei ^a,c  

^a Laboratory of Bone Tissue Engineering of Beijing Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics   (China)

^b University of Chemical Technology   (China)

^c Jishuitan Orthopaedic College of Tsinghua University   (China)

Author keywords

Biocompatible; Biodegradable; Bioelastomer; Poly( caprolactone); Poly(1,3 trimethylene carbonate); Poly(diol citrates); Poly(ester amide)s; Poly(ether ester); Poly(polyol sebacate)s; Polyphosphazenes; Polyurethanes

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; BIOMATERIAL; CITRIC ACID; COPOLYMER; ELASTOMER; POLY(1,3 TRIMETHYLENE CARBONIC ACID); POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYESTER; POLYETHER; POLYMER; POLYURETHAN; SEBACIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION KINETICS; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOCOMPATIBLE; BIODEGRADABLE; BIOELASTOMER; POLY(Ε-CAPROLACTONE); POLY(1, 3-TRIMETHYLENE CARBONATE); POLY(DIOL-CITRATES); POLY(ESTER AMIDE)S; POLY(ETHER ESTER); POLY(POLYOL SEBACATE)S; POLYPHOSPHAZENES; POLYURETHANES;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HUMANS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POLYESTERS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; POLYMERS; POLYURETHANES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 71649096769     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms10104223     Document Type: Review

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