scholarly journals Review on the Impact of Polyols on the Properties of Bio-Based Polyesters

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2969
Author(s):  
Kening Lang ◽  
Regina J. Sánchez-Leija ◽  
Richard A. Gross ◽  
Robert J. Linhardt
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Molecular Level ◽  
Potential Utility ◽  
Reaction Conditions ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Soft Tissue Engineering ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Optimal Reaction

Bio-based polyol polyesters are biodegradable elastomers having potential utility in soft tissue engineering. This class of polymers can serve a wide range of biomedical applications. Materials based on these polymers are inherently susceptible to degradation during the period of implantation. Factors that influence the physicochemical properties of polyol polyesters might be useful in achieving a balance between durability and biodegradability. The characterization of these polyol polyesters, together with recent comparative studies involving creative synthesis, mechanical testing, and degradation, have revealed many of their molecular-level differences. The impact of the polyol component on the properties of these bio-based polyesters and the optimal reaction conditions for their synthesis are only now beginning to be resolved. This review describes our current understanding of polyol polyester structural properties as well as a discussion of the more commonly used polyol monomers.

Micro-Scale Flow Simulations and Permeability Estimation of Cleat Networks in Coal

2016 ◽  
Vol 846 ◽  
pp. 42-47
Author(s):  
J. Busse ◽  
S. Galindo Torres ◽  
Alexander Scheuermann ◽  
L. Li ◽  
D. Bringemeier
Keyword(s):  
Gas Flow ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Porous Matrix ◽  
Groundwater Levels ◽  
Micro Scale ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Boltzmann Method ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Flow Experiments

Coal mining raises a number of environmental and operational challenges, including the impact of changing groundwater levels and flow patterns on adjacent aquifer and surface water systems. Therefore it is of paramount importance to fully understand the flow of water and gases in the geological system on all scales. Flow in coal seams takes place on a wide range of scales from large faults and fractures to the micro-structure of a porous matrix intersected by a characteristic cleat network. On the micro-scale these cleats provide the principal source of permeability for fluid and gas flow. Description of the behaviour of the flow within the network is challenging due to the variations in number, sizing, orientation, aperture and connectivity at a given site. This paper presents a methodology to simulate flow and investigate the permeability of fractured media. A profound characterization of the geometry of the cleat network in micrometer resolution can be derived by CT-scans. The structural information is fed into a Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) based model that allows the implementation of virtual flow experiments. With the application of suitable hydraulic boundary conditions the full permeability tensor can be calculated in 3D.

scholarly journals Marine Polysaccharides in Pharmaceutical Applications: Fucoidan and Chitosan as Key Players in the Drug Delivery Match Field

Marine Drugs ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Isabel Barbosa ◽  
Ana Joyce Coutinho ◽  
Sofia A. Costa Lima ◽  
Salette Reis
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Production Methods ◽  
Bioactive Properties ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Per Se

The use of marine-origin polysaccharides has increased in recent research because they are abundant, cheap, biocompatible, and biodegradable. These features motivate their application in nanotechnology as drug delivery systems; in tissue engineering, cancer therapy, or wound dressing; in biosensors; and even water treatment. Given the physicochemical and bioactive properties of fucoidan and chitosan, a wide range of nanostructures has been developed with these polysaccharides per se and in combination. This review provides an outline of these marine polysaccharides, including their sources, chemical structure, biological properties, and nanomedicine applications; their combination as nanoparticles with descriptions of the most commonly used production methods; and their physicochemical and biological properties applied to the design of nanoparticles to deliver several classes of compounds. A final section gives a brief overview of some biomedical applications of fucoidan and chitosan for tissue engineering and wound healing.

scholarly journals Development of Photocrosslinkable Urethane-Doped Polyester Elastomers for Soft Tissue Engineering

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Richard T. Tran ◽  
Dipendra Gyawali ◽  
Jian Yang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Hexamethylene Diisocyanate ◽  
Elongation At Break ◽  
Thermally Induced ◽  
Molar Ratios ◽  
3D Network ◽  
Soft Tissue Engineering

Finding an ideal biomaterial with the proper mechanical properties and biocompatibility has been of intense focus in the field of soft tissue engineering. This paper reports on the synthesis and characterization of a novel crosslinked urethane-doped polyester elastomer (CUPOMC), which was synthesized by reacting a previously developed photocrosslinkable poly (octamethylene maleate citrate) (POMC) prepolymers (pre-POMC) with 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) followed by thermo- or photo-crosslinking polymerization. The mechanical properties of the CUPOMCs can be tuned by controlling the molar ratios of pre-POMC monomers, and the ratio between the prepolymer and HDI. CUPOMCs can be crosslinked into a 3D network through polycondensation or free radical polymerization reactions. The tensile strength and elongation at break of CUPOMC synthesized under the known conditions range from 0.73±0.12MPa to 10.91±0.64MPa and from 72.91±9.09% to 300.41±21.99% respectively. Preliminary biocompatibility tests demonstrated that CUPOMCs support cell adhesion and proliferation. Unlike the pre-polymers of other crosslinked elastomers, CUPOMC pre-polymers possess great processability demonstrated by scaffold fabrication via a thermally induced phase separation method. The dual crosslinking methods for CUPOMC pre-polymers should enhance the versatile processability of the CUPOMC used in various conditions. Development of CUPOMC should expand the choices of available biodegradable elastomers for various biomedical applications such as soft tissue engineering.

Protein Fibrillar Nanopolymers: Molecular-Level Insights into Their Structural, Physical and Mechanical Properties

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (03) ◽  
pp. 135-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeriya M. Trusova
Keyword(s):  
Protein Misfolding ◽  
Amyloid Fibrils ◽  
Molecular Level ◽  
Physical And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Generic Class ◽  
Protein Fibril

Amyloid fibrils represent a generic class of mechanically strong and stable biomaterials with extremely advantageous properties. Although amyloids were initially associated only with severe neurological disorders, the role of these structures nowadays is shifting from health debilitating to highly beneficial both in biomedical and technological aspects. Intensive involvement of fibrillar assemblies into the wide range of pathogenic and functional processes strongly necessitate the molecular level characterization of the structural, physical and elastic features of protein nanofibrils. In the present contribution, we made an attempt to highlight the up-to-date progress in the understanding of amyloid properties from the polymer physics standpoint. The fundamental insights into protein fibril behavior are essential not only for development of therapeutic strategies to combat the protein misfolding disorders but also for rational and precise design of novel biodegradable protein-based nanopolymers.

Synthesis and Characterization of Rosinyl Amine Salt Surfactant

2011 ◽  
Vol 183-185 ◽  
pp. 1888-1891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Jin ◽  
Shuang Yue Li ◽  
Shu Jun Li ◽  
Li Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Foam Stability ◽  
Critical Micellar Concentration ◽  
Amine Salt ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Ionization Mass ◽  
Reaction Conditions ◽  
1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Optimal Reaction

Rosin is reputed as green petroleum because it is renewable, not expensive, and environmental friendly. China is rich in rosin resources. In this report, rosin was used as raw material to prepare rosinyl amine salt (RAS) surfactant. The optimal reaction conditions of RAS was modified rosin and dimethylamine mole ratio of 1:2, reaction temperature of 78 oC and reaction time of 2 h. The chemical structure of the product was identified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis. As a surfactant, it has a critical micellar concentration (CMC) of 7.07×10-5mol/L, a surface tension of 44.36 mN/m, an emulsification activity of 5min, a height of foam of 165 mm, and a foam stability of 143 mm.

Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable lysine-based waterborne polyurethane for soft tissue engineering applications

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 1682-1690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongye Hao ◽  
Jingyu Shao ◽  
Ya Deng ◽  
Shan He ◽  
Feng Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Soft Tissue ◽  
Tissue Repair ◽  
Waterborne Polyurethane ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Soft Tissue Repair ◽  
Waterborne Polyurethanes ◽  
Soft Tissue Engineering

Light-crosslinking waterborne polyurethanes (LWPUs) based on lysine possess appropriate elasticity for soft tissue repair, and can induce macrophages into a wound healing phenotype.

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