Evaluation of water uptake and mechanical properties of biomedical polymers (CROSBI ID 193510)
Prilog u časopisu | izvorni znanstveni rad | međunarodna recenzija
Podaci o odgovornosti
Vidović, Elvira ; Klee, Doris ; Höcker, Hartwig
engleski
Evaluation of water uptake and mechanical properties of biomedical polymers
Poly(vinyl alcohol) grafted with poly(D, L- lactide) or poly(D, L-lactide-co-glycolide) oligomers, were synthesized in our laboratory and investigated with respect to their potential for tissue engineering application. In order to understand their structure-properties relationships the effect of length and composition as well as number of polyester grafts on PVA backbone chain on water uptake capability and hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity balance and on mechanical properties of hydrogels was evaluated. The E moduli of hydrogels display values between 0.01 and 100 MPa. The results indicate the route for the development of polymers with a very broad range of properties similar to those of natural cartilage tissue.
biomaterials ; mechanical properties ; swelling
Glavni autori: Elvira Vidović i Hartwig Höcker
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Podaci o izdanju
130 (5)
2013.
3682-3688
objavljeno
0021-8995
1097-4628
10.1002/app.39624