Synthesis and characterizations of biodegradable and crosslinkable poly(ε-caprolactone fumarate), poly(ethylene glycol fumarate), and their amphiphilic copolymer
Synthesis and characterizations of biodegradable and crosslinkable poly(ε-caprolactone fumarate), poly(ethylene glycol fumarate), and their amphiphilic copolymer
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10.1016/j.biomaterials.2005.07.013
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2006-02-01
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14
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Yaszemski, MJ
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作者:
Wang, SF;Lu, LC;Yaszemski, MJ
A series of self-crosslinkable and biodegradable polymers, poly(caprolactone fumarate) (PCLF), poly(ethylene glycol fumarate) (PEGF), and their copolymer PEGF-co-PCLF, has been developed for tissue engineering applications using a novel synthesis method. The current method employs potassium carbonate (K2CO3) other than the previously reported triethylamine, as the proton scavenger. The new synthetic route is more convenient and less time-consuming to carry out, and the synthesized polymers have a much lighter color, which renders them more suitable for self-crosslinking via photo-initiation. This group of polymers are essentially copolymers of fumaryl chloride, which contains double bonds for in situ crosslinking, with poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) or/and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) that has a flexible chain to facilitate self-crosslinking. Both PCLF and PEGF, and their amphiphilic copolymer PEGF-co-PCLF could be self-crosslinked or photocrosslinked to produce scaffolds without the use of a crosslinking agent. Our results suggest that these polymers are potentially useful as injectable, self-crosslinkable, and photo-crosslinkable materials for diverse tissue engineering applications. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.