Biodegradable injectable polymer systems exhibiting a longer and controllable duration time of the gel state

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 1304-1314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuyuki Yoshida ◽  
Hiroki Takai ◽  
Keisuke Kawahara ◽  
Shintaro Mitsumune ◽  
Kazuyuki Takata ◽  
...  

We report biodegradable temperature-triggered covalent gelation systems exhibiting a longer and controllable duration time of the gel state by a “mixing strategy” utilizing a thiol–ene reaction.

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (14) ◽  
pp. 1427-1443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuyuki Yoshida ◽  
Kazuyuki Takata ◽  
Hiroki Takai ◽  
Keisuke Kawahara ◽  
Akinori Kuzuya ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
J. Petermann ◽  
G. Broza ◽  
U. Rieck ◽  
A. Jaballah ◽  
A. Kawaguchi

Oriented overgrowth of polymer materials onto ionic crystals is well known and recently it was demonstrated that this epitaxial crystallisation can also occur in polymer/polymer systems, under certain conditions. The morphologies and the resulting physical properties of such systems will be presented, especially the influence of epitaxial interfaces on the adhesion of polymer laminates and the mechanical properties of epitaxially crystallized sandwiched layers.Materials used were polyethylene, PE, Lupolen 6021 DX (HDPE) and 1810 D (LDPE) from BASF AG; polypropylene, PP, (PPN) provided by Höchst AG and polybutene-1, PB-1, Vestolen BT from Chemische Werke Hüls. Thin oriented films were prepared according to the method of Petermann and Gohil, by winding up two different polymer films from two separately heated glass-plates simultaneously with the help of a motor driven cylinder. One double layer was used for TEM investigations, while about 1000 sandwiched layers were taken for mechanical tests.


Author(s):  
G.E. Visscher ◽  
R. L. Robison ◽  
G. J. Argentieri

The use of various bioerodable polymers as drug delivery systems has gained considerable interest in recent years. Among some of the shapes used as delivery systems are films, rods and microcapsules. The work presented here will deal with the techniques we have utilized for the analysis of the tissue reaction to and actual biodegradation of injectable microcapsules. This work has utilized light microscopic (LM), transmission (TEM) and scanning (SEM) electron microscopic techniques. The design of our studies has utilized methodology that would; 1. best characterize the actual degradation process without artifacts introduced by fixation procedures and 2. allow for reproducible results.In our studies, the gastrocnemius muscle of the rat was chosen as the injection site. Prior to the injection of microcapsules the skin above the sites was shaved and tattooed for later recognition and recovery. 1.0 cc syringes were loaded with the desired quantity of microcapsules and the vehicle (0.5% hydroxypropylmethycellulose) drawn up. The syringes were agitated to suspend the microcapsules in the injection vehicle.


Author(s):  
Barbara A. Wood

A controversial topic in the study of structure-property relationships of toughened polymer systems is the internal cavitation of toughener particles resulting from damage on impact or tensile deformation.Detailed observations of the influence of morphological characteristics such as particle size distribution on deformation mechanisms such as shear yield and cavitation could provide valuable guidance for selection of processing conditions, but TEM observation of damaged zones presents some experimental difficulties.Previously published TEM images of impact fractured toughened nylon show holes but contrast between matrix and toughener is lacking; other systems investigated have clearly shown cavitated impact modifier particles. In rubber toughened nylon, the physical characteristics of cavitated material differ from undamaged material to the extent that sectioning of heavily damaged regions by cryoultramicrotomy with a diamond knife results in sections of greater than optimum thickness (Figure 1). The detailed morphology is obscured despite selective staining of the rubber phase using the ruthenium trichloride route to ruthenium tetroxide.


1997 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 463-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.P.T. JANSSEN ◽  
M.G.M. BRUGGENWERT ◽  
W.H. VAN RIEMSDIJK
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1996 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 769-775
Author(s):  
Jing-Yao Zhou ◽  
Yu Jia ◽  
Qiu-Yi Shao ◽  
Shi-Hui Wu
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