Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Polymer für die Gewebezüchtung aus bioabbaubaren Polyphosphazenen mit photopolymerisierbaren Seitengruppen, wobei die Seitengruppen der Polyphosphazene ausschließlich aus Aminosäuren und/oder Aminosäurederivaten gebildet sind, wobei diese über die Aminogruppe der Aminosäure am Rückgrat des Polyphosphazens gebunden sind und einen an der Säuregruppe gebundenen Abstandhalter mit einer Kohlenstoffkette der Länge m aufweisen, welcher am freien Ende eine Vinylgruppe aufweist, wobei gilt m = 0 bis m = 10.
Abstract:
La presente invención se refiere a un artículo de polímero de tipo PEEK poroso que comprende una estructura de polímero de tipo PEEK porosa y que presenta al menos una distribución de poros trimodal. La invención describe un procedimiento para la producción de dicho artículo de polímero de tipo PEEK poroso que comprende: a) poner en contacto un polímero de tipo PEEK con una composición que comprende al menos un disolvente orgánico, b) calentar a una temperatura a la que se disuelve el polímero de tipo PEEK, c) añadir al menos un agente porógeno, d) enfriar la mezcla obtenida en c) a una temperatura al menos igual o menor que la temperatura a la que precipita el polímero de tipo PEEK, e) conformar dicha mezcla enfriada para dar un artículo conformado, f) retirar el disolvente orgánico y el agente porógeno, y g) recuperar el artículo de polímero de tipo PEEK.
Abstract:
Provided herein are bimodal porous polymer microspheres comprising macropores and micropores. Also provided herein are methods and apparatus for fabrication such microspheres. Further provided herein are methods of using bimodal porous polymer microspheres.
Abstract:
A method for fabricating a porous structure from a first material. The method comprises the acts of mixing the first material with a second material to form a mixture, the first material having a melting point which is lower than the second material, heating the mixture under pressure to a temperature between a melting point of the first material and a melting point of the second material, cooling the molten mixture until it hardens and removing the second material from the first material. The method may also include a subsequent annealing step. There is also described a material suitable for implant, illustratively vertebral or spinal implants, comprising a rigid biocompatible polymer such as PEEK comprising a plurality of interconnected pores. The polymer illustratively has a porosity of between 50% and 85% by volume and in a particular embodiment is able to withstand pressures of up to 20 MPa. The porous PEEK material may also have a minimum thickness in any dimension of one (1 ) inch.
Abstract:
Poly(propylene fumarate) is copolymerized with poly(caprolactone) diol to produce a block copolymer of poly(propylene fumarate) and poly(caprolactone). The biocompatible and bioresorbable block copolymer of poly(propylene fumarate) and poly(caprolactone) is useful in the fabrication of injectable and in situ hardening scaffolds for tissue and/or skeletal reconstruction. The block copolymer can be crosslinked by redox or photo-initiation, with or without an additional crosslinker. Thus, the copolymer is both self-crosslinkable (without the use of any crosslinkers) and photocrosslinkable (in the presence of photons such as UV light).
Abstract:
Freestanding porous polyethylene thin film, and a method for preparing a freestanding porous polyethylene thin film. The method includes dissolving polyethylene in an organic solvent to form a solution under reflux conditions; adding a swellable pocket forming agent to the solution and mixing the solution until the swellable pocket forming agent is well-dispersed therein; applying the well-dispersed solution onto a solid substrate through spin coating to form a thin film on the solid substrate; peeling the thin film off the solid substrate; and extracting the swellable pocket forming agent from the peeled thin film by washing the peeled thin film in water, thereby obtaining a freestanding porous polyethylene thin film with swellable pockets, macro-voids, and micropores. The freestanding porous polyethylene thin film can be used as an oil sorbent. The freestanding porous polyethylene thin film has about 500 to about 800 swellable cavities per cm2.
Abstract:
Sponge-like porous polypropylene thin film, and a method for preparing a sponge-like porous polypropylene thin film. The method includes dissolving polypropylene in an organic solvent to form a solution under reflux condition; adding a cavity forming agent to the solution and mixing the solution until the cavity forming agent is well-dispersed therein; applying the well-dispersed solution onto the solid substrate through spin coating to form a thin film on the solid substrate; peeling the thin film off the solid substrate; extracting the cavity forming agent from the peeled thin film by washing the peeled thin film in an aqueous or nonaqueous solvent, thereby obtaining a sponge-like porous polypropylene thin film with cavities, macro-voids, and micropores. The sponge-like porous polypropylene thin film is used as an oil sorbent. The sponge-like porous polypropylene thin film has about 400 to about 700 swellable cavities per cm2.
Abstract:
In general, in various embodiments, the present disclosure is directed systems and methods for producing a porous surface from a solid piece of polymer. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to systems that include a track assembly, mold assembly, press assembly, and methods for using the same for producing a porous surface from a solid piece of polymer. In some embodiments, the present systems and methods are directed to processing a polymer at a temperature below a melting point of the polymer to produce a solid piece of polymer with an integrated a porous surface.
Abstract:
A method for making a polymer with a porous layer from a solid piece of polymer is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes heating a surface of a solid piece of polymer to a processing temperature and holding the processing temperature while displacing a porogen layer through the surface of the polymer to create a matrix layer of the solid polymer body comprising the polymer and the porogen layer. In at least one embodiment, the method also includes removing at least a portion of the layer of porogen from the matrix layer to create a porous layer of the solid piece of polymer.
Abstract:
A method for bone regeneration which comprises administering a short term release composition into a bone area of a subject in need thereof, wherein the composition comprises a poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) cross-linked alendronate (PLGA-ALN), wherein the composition releases the alendronate into the bone area, wherein the bone tissue of the bone area is exposed in situ to a therapeutically effective amount of the alendronate over 9 days.