Premium
Biomedical Materials: Nanoporous Biodegradable Elastomers (Adv. Mater. 2/2009)
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.200990001
Subject(s) - elastomer , materials science , nanoporous , biocompatible material , nanopore , citric acid , degradation (telecommunications) , composite material , polymer science , nanotechnology , biomedical engineering , organic chemistry , chemistry , medicine , telecommunications , computer science
The mechanical properties and degradation rate of elastomers can be tailored with nanoporosity. The elastomers described in this study by Guillermo Ameer and co‐workers ( p. 188 ) are based on citric acid and are biocompatible. The nanopores also facilitate the entrapment and slow release of macromolecular therapeutics. The inside cover depicts the nano‐ and microarchitecture of the elastomer prior to pore collapse.