Degradation-induced changes of mechanical properties of an electro-spun polyester-urethane scaffold for soft tissue regeneration

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 99 B, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 359-368

  Krynauw, Hugo ^a   Bruchmüller, Lucie ^a,b   Bezuidenhout, Deon ^a   Zilla, Peter ^a   Franz, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

DegraPol ; elastic modulus; electro spinning; hydrolytic degradation; material properties; soft tissue regeneration

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE SCAFFOLD; BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; FIBER NETWORKS; FIBER SURFACE; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; IN-VITRO; LOAD CYCLE; MATERIAL CHANGE; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MAXIMUM STRESS; MECHANICAL EFFECTS; OUTER DIAMETERS; POLYMERIC SCAFFOLD; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS; SOFT TISSUE; TUBULAR SCAFFOLD; VACUUM DRYING; WALL THICKNESS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMECHANICS; DEGRADATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ESTERS; LOAD TESTING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPINNING (FIBERS); TENSILE TESTING; TISSUE;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

POLYURETHAN; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BODY FLUID; ELECTROSPINNING; HYDROLYSIS; IMPLANT; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOFT TISSUE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TISSUE REGENERATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YOUNG MODULUS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ELASTIC MODULUS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; POLYURETHANES; REGENERATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; URETHANE;

EID: 80054118032     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31907     Document Type: Article

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