Biomaterials based on new polyurethane and hydrolyzed collagen; k-elastin; hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate.
Summary of "Biomaterials based on new polyurethane and hydrolyzed collagen; k-elastin; hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate."
In this paper biomaterials based on various polyurethane formulations have been physical characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, contact angle measurements, DSC, TG-DTG and SEM methods. It has been established that the transition temperatures of soft and hard segments of polyurethane (glass transition or melting) depend on the blend composition. The melting temperature varies from 54.2 (o)C to 81.9 (o)C for soft segments, and from 220 (o)C to 235 (o)C for hard segments. FT-IR spectrometry allows identifying the functional groups involved in interactions and consequently the changes in polymer chain mobility. From SEM images, is evident that polyurethanic film is porous and spongious. By adding of the others components such as hydrolysed collagen, elastin, chondroitin sulfate or hyaluronic acid, a reduction of porosity of films was obtained.
Affiliation
"Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Department of Physical Chemistry of Polymers, 41A Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, Iasi, Romania.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: International journal of biological macromolecules
ISSN: 1879-0003
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20800612
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2010.08.013
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