Synthesis, properties and biomedical applications of poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS): A review

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1051-1078

  Rai, Ranjana ^a   Tallawi, Marwa ^a   Grigore, Alexandra ^a   Boccaccini, Aldo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biocompatible; Bioresorbable polymers; PGS processing; Poly(glycerol sebacate); Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ACRYLATIONS; BIOCOMPATIBLE; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BIORESORBABLE POLYMERS; CARDIAC MUSCLES; COST-EFFECTIVE PRODUCTION; CURING TEMPERATURE; CURING TIME; DEGRADATION KINETICS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES; GROWING DEMAND; HARD TISSUES; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; NEW DESIGN; NOVEL DESIGN; PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION; POLY(GLYCEROL SEBACATE); SEBACIC ACID; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE ADHESIVES; UPSCALING;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMECHANICS; DEGRADATION; DESIGN; DRUG DELIVERY; GLYCEROL; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; POLYCONDENSATION; TISSUE;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84862696180     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2012.02.001     Document Type: Review

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