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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Cylindrical Polyurethane Scaffold Fabricated Using the Phase Inversion Method: Influence of Process Parameters on Scaffolds' Morphology and Mechanical Properties.

Aleksandra Kuźmińska, Dominika Kwarta, Tomasz Ciach, Beata A Butruk-Raszeja

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Aleksandra KuźmińskaBiomedical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warynskiego 1, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5282-1201
Dominika KwartaBiomedical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warynskiego 1, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland.
Tomasz CiachBiomedical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warynskiego 1, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland.
Beata A Butruk-RaszejaBiomedical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warynskiego 1, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2074-1944

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Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju LIDER/18/0104/L-8/16/NCBR/2017Narodowe Centrum Nauki 2016/21/N/ST8/01953
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Abstract

This work presents a method of obtaining cylindrical polymer structures with a given diameter (approx. 5 mm) using the phase inversion technique. As part of the work, the influence of process parameters (polymer hardness, polymer solution concentration, the composition of the non-solvent solution, process time) on the scaffolds' morphology was investigated. Additionally, the influence of the addition of porogen on the scaffold's mechanical properties was analyzed. It has been shown that the use of a 20% polymer solution of medium hardness (ChronoFlex C45D) and carrying out the process for 24 h in 0:100 water/ethanol leads to the achievement of repeatable structures with adequate flexibility. Among the three types of porogens tested (NaCl, hexane, polyvinyl alcohol), the most favorable results were obtained for 10% polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The addition of PVA increases the range of pore diameters and the value of the mean pore diameter (9.6 ± 3.2 vs. 15.2 ± 6.4) while reducing the elasticity of the structure (Young modulus = 3.6 ± 1.5 MPa vs. 9.7 ± 4.3 MPa).

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phase inversion techniquepolyurethanesurface poroustissue scaffold

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PMID34072853
PMCPMC8198356

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