Macroporous photocrosslinked elastomer scaffolds containing microposity: Preparation and in vitro degradation properties

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 211-218

  Ilagan, Bernadette G ^a   Amsden, Brian G ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elastomer; In vitro; Mechanical properties; Microporosity; Scaffold

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DIAMETER; BIODEGRADABLE SCAFFOLD; CAPROLACTONE; ELASTOMERIC SCAFFOLDS; ETHYL ACETATES; IN-VITRO; LACTIDES; MACROPOROUS; MACROPOROUS FOAMS; MASS LOSS; MICROBEADS; MICROPORES; MICROPOROUS; PHOTOCROSS-LINKING; POLYMER SAMPLES; PORE DIAMETERS; POROGENS; PREPOLYMERS; SOFT TISSUE; SOL FRACTION; STRAIN AT BREAK;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMECHANICS; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; EMULSIFICATION; ESTERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROPOROSITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; PLASTICS; RUBBER; STRUTS; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

SCAFFOLDS;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ELASTOMER; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; PARAFFIN; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION KINETICS; EMULSION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POROSITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ELASTOMERS; LIGHT; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POROSITY; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 77649196420     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32482     Document Type: Article

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