Biomaterials play an increasing role in modern health care systems. Biocompatibility poses
a significant challenge for manufacturers of medical devices and contemporary intelligent …

Tissue engineering is an emerging multidisciplinary field of investigation focused on the
regeneration of diseased or injured tissues through the delivery of appropriate molecular …

The aim of this study was to increase both the rates of dissolution and bioavailability of the
amlodipine (Amlo) drug. Due to the low cost, high solubility, and amorphous state …

Polyurethanes (PUs) have properties that make them promising in biomedical applications.
PU is recognized as one of the main families of blood and biocompatible materials. PU plays …

With the continuous and expanding use of implantable biomaterials in a clinical setting, this
study aims to elucidate the influence of sterilization techniques on the material surface and …

An acryl-functionalized urethane prepolymer series with various compositions were
synthesized using polyethylene glycol (PEG) and hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI). A …

This study aims to investigate the limitations and applicability of different ion exchanged
zeolites as antimicrobial additive in thermoplastic polyether type polyurethanes. These …

Shape memory polymer stent prototypes were fabricated from thermoplastic polyurethane.
Commercial stents are generally made of stainless steel or other alloys. These alloys are too …

To evaluate the effects of different gamma irradiation doses on PEGd, lPLA and PEG-PLGA
multiblock copolymers. The behaviour of the multiblock copolymers to irradiation was …

Porous polyurethane (PU) structures raise increasing interest as scaffolds in tissue
engineering applications. Understanding the effects of sterilization on their properties is …