Poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS) is a biodegradable polymer with tunable mechanical properties that can be used in soft tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. It is non-immunogenic, non-cytotoxic and has minimal inflammatory response. The polymer backbone and crosslinks can undergo hydrolytic degradation due to the presence of ester linkages. The ester bonds in the polymer backbone covalently crosslink at high temperature (>130 °C) under vacuum without using any toxic crosslinkers to form a three-dimensional (3D) network of random coils.
Applicazioni
Scaffold material synthesis like blood vessels, cornea and nerve tissue
In orthopedic implants
In the drug delivery system and bioelectronic applications
Caratteristiche e vantaggi
Flexible elastomer with tunable mechanical properties
Synthesis, Characterization and 3D Micro-Structuring via 2-Photon Polymerization of Poly(glycerol sebacate)-Methacrylate?An Elastomeric Degradable Polymer
Tala, et al.
Frontiers in physics, 6, 41-41 (2018)
Poly(Glycerol Sebacate) in Biomedical Applications-A Review of the Recent Literature
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