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ArticleNature communications2021

Injectable non-leaching tissue-mimetic bottlebrush elastomers as an advanced platform for reconstructive surgery.

Erfan Dashtimoghadam, Farahnaz Fahimipour, Andrew N Keith, Foad Vashahi, Pavel Popryadukhin, Mohammad Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, Sergei S Sheiko

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Advanced Macromolecular Architectures via Inorganic Polymers.Macromolecular rapid communications · 2026
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  3. Applications of a continuum model for brush gels.International journal of solids and structures · 2026
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  10. Bottlebrush Networks: A Primer for Advanced Architectures.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Erfan DashtimoghadamDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5607-7961
Farahnaz FahimipourDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA.
Andrew N KeithDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA.
Foad VashahiDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA.
Pavel PopryadukhinInstitute of Macromolecular Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Mohammad Vatankhah-VarnosfaderaniDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA. mvatan@live.unc.edu.
Sergei S SheikoDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA. sergei@email.unc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3672-1611

Funding

Virology Research Program (Program 4)P30CA016086 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Deborah F. Tate · 1985 to 2026
$201.5M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016086
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current materials used in biomedical devices do not match tissue's mechanical properties and leach various chemicals into the body. These deficiencies pose significant health risks that are further exacerbated by invasive implantation procedures. Herein, we leverage the brush-like polymer architecture to design and administer minimally invasive injectable elastomers that cure in vivo into leachable-free implants with mechanical properties matching the surrounding tissue. This strategy allows tuning curing time from minutes to hours, which empowers a broad range of biomedical applications from rapid wound sealing to time-intensive reconstructive surgery. These injectable elastomers support in vitro cell proliferation, while also demonstrating in vivo implant integrity with a mild inflammatory response and minimal fibrotic encapsulation.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsBiomimetic MaterialsCell ProliferationElastomersGelsInjectionsMicePlastic Surgery ProceduresPolymersRatsTime FactorsBiocompatible MaterialsElastomersGelsPolymers

Identifiers

PMID34172721
PMCPMC8233362

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