23 Jul ELASTOMERIC AND DEGRADABLE HIGH-MINERAL CONTENT POLYMER COMPOSITES
Abstract
The invention provides novel compositions of hydroxyapatite and block copolymers, methods of their preparation, and uses thereof, wherein the co-polymers have degradable hydrophobic blocks and hydrophilic blocks for stable interfacing with hydroxyapatite, resulting in stable polymer-hydroxyapatite suspensions. The super- hydrophilicity, strengthened mechanical integrity, and retained structural integrity of the HA- PELA composite in aqueous environment represent major advantages over the HA-PLA composites for skeletal tissue engineering applications.
Year: 2013
Country: WO
Doc No: 2013044078