Biomedical applications of biodegradable polymers

BD Ulery, LS Nair, CT Laurencin - Journal of polymer science …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of polymers as biomaterials has greatly impacted the advancement of modern
medicine. Specifically, polymeric biomaterials that are biodegradable provide the significant …

Fabrication and properties of polycaprolactone composites containing calcium phosphate-based ceramics and bioactive glasses in bone tissue engineering: a review

F Hajiali, S Tajbakhsh, A Shojaei - Polymer reviews, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a bioresorbable and biocompatible polymer that has been widely
used in long-term implants and controlled drug release applications. However, when it …

PCL and PCL-based materials in biomedical applications

E Malikmammadov, TE Tanir, A Kiziltay… - Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Biodegradable polymers have met with an increasing demand in medical usage over the
last decades. One of such polymers is poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL), which is a polyester that …

Mechanical properties and shape memory effect of 3D-printed PLA-based porous scaffolds

FS Senatov, KV Niaza, MY Zadorozhnyy… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the present work polylactide (PLA)/15 wt% hydroxyapatite (HA) porous scaffolds with pre-
modeled structure were obtained by 3D-printing by fused filament fabrication. Composite …

Biodegradable polymer matrix nanocomposites for tissue engineering: A review

I Armentano, M Dottori, E Fortunati, S Mattioli… - … degradation and stability, 2010 - Elsevier
Nanocomposites have emerged in the last two decades as an efficient strategy to upgrade
the structural and functional properties of synthetic polymers. Aliphatic polyesters as …

Bone regeneration and stem cells

K Arvidson, BM Abdallah, LA Applegate… - Journal of cellular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction• Bone fracture healing and healing problems• Biomaterial scaffolds and tissue
engineering in bone formation‐Bone tissue engineering‐Biomaterial scaffolds‐Synthetic …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the 3D printing of functional structures for medical phantoms and regenerated tissue and organ applications

K Wang, CC Ho, C Zhang, B Wang - Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Medical models, or “phantoms,” have been widely used for medical training and for
doctor-patient interactions. They are increasingly used for surgical planning, medical …

Polymer-based composite scaffolds for tissue engineering

A Gloria, R De Santis… - Journal of Applied …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Tissue engineering may be defined as the application of biological, chemical and
engineering principles toward the repair, restoration or regeneration of living tissue using …

[HTML][HTML] Low-cycle fatigue behavior of 3d-printed PLA-based porous scaffolds

FS Senatov, KV Niaza, AA Stepashkin… - Composites Part B …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the present work PLA and PLA/15% wt. HA porous scaffolds for bone replacements with
pre-modeled structure were obtained by 3D-printing by fused filament fabrication. The …

Low density biodegradable shape memory polyurethane foams for embolic biomedical applications

P Singhal, W Small, E Cosgriff-Hernandez, DJ Maitland… - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Low density shape memory polymer foams hold significant interest in the biomaterials
community for their potential use in minimally invasive embolic biomedical applications. The …