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ArticlePolymer degradation and stability2021

Suitability of EtO Sterilization for Polydopamine-coated, Self-fitting Bone Scaffolds.

Christopher J Houk, Felipe O Beltran, Melissa A Grunlan

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Article in Polymer degradation and stability, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher J HoukDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States.
Felipe O BeltranDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States.
Melissa A GrunlanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5428-0461
Texas A&M University · US

Funding

Bioactive, "Self-fitting" Shape Memory Polymer (SMP) Scaffolds to Treat Cranial Bone DefectsR01DE025886 · NIDCR · TEXAS ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION · PI GRUNLAN, MELISSA · 2017 to 2020
$1.8M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE025886
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Irregularly shaped craniomaxillofacial (CMF) defects may be advantageously treated by "self-fitting" shape memory polymer (SMP) scaffolds, namely those prepared from poly(ε-caprolactone)diacrylate (PCL-DA) networks and PCL-DA/poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) (75:25 wt%) semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (semi-IPNs). In addition to achieving good scaffold-tissue contact, a polydopamine (PD) coating can be leveraged to enhance bioactivity for improved osseointegration. Sterilization with ethylene oxide (EtO) represents a logical choice due to its low operating temperature and humidity. Herein, for the first time, the impact of EtO sterilization on the material properties of PD-coated SMP scaffolds was systematically assessed. Morphological features (i.e., pore size and pore interconnectivity), and

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ethylene oxide sterilizationpolydopaminepoly(ε-caprolactone)semi-interpenetrating networks (semi-IPNs)Shape memory polymer

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PMID34840360
PMCPMC8612595
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