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A Highly Tunable Biocompatible and Multifunctional Biodegradable Elastomer
Author(s) -
Pereira Maria José Nunes,
Ouyang Ben,
Sundback Cathryn A.,
Lang Nora,
Friehs Ingeborg,
Mureli Shwetha,
Pomerantseva Irina,
McFadden Jacob,
Mochel Mark C.,
Mwizerwa Olive,
del Nido Pedro,
Sarkar Debanjan,
Masiakos Peter T.,
Langer Robert,
Ferreira Lino S.,
Karp Jeffrey M.
Publication year - 2013
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.201203824
Subject(s) - elastomer , biocompatible material , materials science , nanotechnology , polymer science , composite material , biomedical engineering , engineering
Biodegradable elastomers synthesized under mild conditions with highly tunable mechanical properties are described . These elastomeric biomaterials are biocompatible, exhibit minimal deformation following cyclical tensile loading, and permit tight control over the release kinetics of encapsulated bioactive molecules.