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Polyurethanes with separately tunable biodegradation behavior and mechanical properties for tissue engineering
Author(s) -
MoghanizadehAshkezari Mojgan,
Shokrollahi Parvin,
Zandi Mojgan,
Shokrolahi Fatemeh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
polymers for advanced technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.61
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1099-1581
pISSN - 1042-7147
DOI - 10.1002/pat.4160
Subject(s) - materials science , caprolactone , biodegradation , contact angle , ultimate tensile strength , hexamethylene diisocyanate , polymer , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , diol , biodegradable polymer , nuclear chemistry , butanediol , degradation (telecommunications) , block (permutation group theory) , polymer chemistry , polyurethane , composite material , chemical engineering , chemistry , polymerization , organic chemistry , geometry , telecommunications , fermentation , computer science , engineering , mathematics
Two series (random and block) poly(glycolide‐co‐ε‐caprolactone) macrodiols with various glycolide to ε‐caprolactone ratios (50/50 and 30/70, R‐PG50C, R‐PG30C, B‐PG50C, and B‐PG30C) were synthesized. Next, segmented polyurethanes (PUs) were synthesized based on the synthesized macrodiols, 1,6‐hexamethylene diisocyanate and 1,4‐butanediol (PU‐R30, PU‐R50, PU‐B30, and PU‐B50). Effect of glycolide (G) and ε‐caprolactone (C) monomers arrangement (random or block) on the PUs properties were investigated via FTIR, 1 H NMR, DSC, TGA, DMA, SEM, and mechanical tests. All PUs illustrated T g (−33°C to −48°C) and T m (102°C to 139°C) corresponding to the soft and the hard segments, respectively. Polymers based on block macrodiols also showed T m related to the soft segments. While PUs underwent a two‐step thermal degradation, the PUs based on block macrodiols indicated higher degradation temperature. Dynamic mechanical analysis results evidenced development of a well‐defined microphase separated structure in PU‐R30. Contact angle (about 70°‐80°) and water uptake (around 20% after 24 hours) of the PU films are close to those suitable for tissue engineering materials. The PU based on R‐PG30C (PU‐R30) exhibited the highest tensile strength (2.87 MPa) followed by PU‐B50 and PU‐R50. Over a 63‐day in vitro degradation study in phosphate buffered saline, the PUs showed variable weight loss (up to 40%) depending on their soft segments composition and arrangement. Also, the PUs showed no cytotoxicity. Thus, these PUs with tunable biodegradation rate and mechanical properties are suitable candidates for tissue engineering.