Synthesis of degradable poly(L-lactide-co-ethylene glycol) porous tubes
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Synthesis of degradable poly(L-lactide-co-ethylene glycol) porous tubes by liquid-liquid centrifugal casting for use as nerve guidance channels.
Biodegradable nerve guidance channels are advantageous, obviating the need for their removal after regeneration; however, most channels lack the appropriate mechanical properties for soft tissue implantation and/or degrade too quickly, resulting in reduced regeneration and necessitating the need for the design of polymers with tunable degradation profiles and mechanical properties. We designed a series of biodegradable polymeric hydrogel tubes consisting of L-lactide (LLA) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) where both the ratio of LLA to PEG and PEG molar mass were varied. By adjusting the PEG:LLA ratio and the molecular weight of the PEG oligomer we were able to control degradation and mechanical properties of our polymers. By incorporating methacrylate (MA) groups on both termini of the linear oligomers, porous tubes were synthesized by a redox-initiated free radical mechanism during a liquid-liquid centrifugal casting process. The tube wall had a bead-like morphology, as determined by SEM, which was reminiscent of previous porous hydrogel tubes synthesized by the same method.
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