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Nanoporous Biodegradable Elastomers
Author(s) -
Hoshi Ryan A.,
Behl Saloni,
Ameer Guillermo A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200801132
Subject(s) - nanoporous , elastomer , materials science , biocompatible material , nanopore , nanotechnology , polymer science , citric acid , composite material , organic chemistry , biomedical engineering , engineering , chemistry
A nanoporous biodegradable elastomer based on citric acid is described. Nanopores are used to control the mechanical and degradation properties of the elastomer. Furthermore, macromolecular drugs can be entrapped under mild conditions via pore collapse, which also delays the release of the drug. The nanoporous elastomer is biocompatible and a promising platform technology for engineering soft tissues.