Synthesis, preparation, in vitro degradation, and application of novel degradable bioelastomers - A review

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 715-765

  Liu, Quanyong ^a,b   Jiang, Lei ^a   Shi, Rui ^c   Zhang, Liqun ^b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Bioelastomer; Biomaterial; Drug delivery; Review; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOELASTOMER; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CROSS-LINK DENSITIES; CROSS-LINKING STRUCTURES; CROSSLINKED; DESIGN STRATEGIES; HIGH FLEXIBILITY; IN-VITRO; MECHANICAL STIMULUS; NETWORK STRUCTURES; NOVEL POLYMERS; SOFT TISSUE ENGINEERING; SOFT-BODIES;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMATERIALS; CURING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DRUG DELIVERY; ELASTICITY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; REVIEWS; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

CROSSLINKING;

EID: 84859937975     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2011.11.001     Document Type: Review

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