3D printing of silicone and polyurethane elastomers for medical device ...
2023年11月1日 · The goal of this paper is to find the current bottlenecks of the 3D printing of elastomers for medical applications and lay down the foundation for the widespread use of 3D printing of elastomers, specifically silicone and PU, for medical device applications.
Polyurethane for biomedical applications: A review of recent ...
2012年1月1日 · Polyurethane is a very important polymeric biomaterial, widely used in the preparation of implants and medical devices. This chapter highlights recent research developments in polyurethanes for biomedical applications, including biocompatibility and biostability evaluation, for drug-controlled release carriers, for cardiovascular implants and ...
Using Polyurethanes in Medical Applications - MDDI Online
2006年3月1日 · Polyurethanes are among the most versatile construction materials that can be formulated for medical devices. They are tough, biocompatible, and hemocompatible. They can be strong elastomers or rigid plastics, and they can be processed using extrusion, injection molding, film blowing, solution dipping, and two-part liquid molding.
organic polymers have been used in a wide variety of medical applications. Of these many materials, polyurethanes have attracted particular interest; firstly because the diisocyanate and diol monomers can be altered to provide materials with widely differing properties, such as melting or softening point and mechanical strength; secondly, other...
Polyurethane Based Materials with Applications in Medical Devices
Properties and applications of linear polyurethanes in polyurethane elastomers, copolymers and ionomers. Progress in Mater Sci, 52:915–1015 Article Google Scholar
Biodegradable elastomers for biomedical applications
2023年12月1日 · Synthetic biodegradable elastomers, such as polyesters and polyurethanes have revolutionized biomedical therapeutic strategies and devices. Driven by innovations in chemical synthesis and processing technologies, a series of biodegradable elastomers and corresponding devices with controllable properties and various functionalities have been ...
Using Polyurethanes in Medical Device Applications
The high strength and ease of processing of polyurethane elastomers make them the material of choice for soft durometer applications, such as instrument grips, gaskets, seals, etc. Silicone, another common polymer used in low durometer applications, is difficult to extrude and does not bond easily to other device components made of non-silicone ...
3D printing of silicone and polyurethane elastomers for medical device ...
2023年7月1日 · PLA-TPUs and their composites may have potential applications as intelligent flexible medical scaffolds for surgical and medical implantation equipment and recyclability, three-dimensional printing capability, non-cytotoxicity, blood compatibility, and biodegradability.
(PDF) Polyurethanes for medical use - ResearchGate
2017年7月31日 · nocapsules, and provides guidelines for the development of new biodegradable polyurethane materials. Keywords: segmented polyurethanes, chemical structure, reactants, medical applications...
Biobased polyurethanes for biomedical applications - PMC
To be accepted and validated for biomedical applications, PUs should, as all types of materials in this field, follow a long process and fulfill some strict requirements in terms of cytotoxicity, acute and subchronic toxicity, as well as hemocompatibility and carcinogenicity.