Development of physical, mechanical, antibacterial and cell growth properties of poly(glycerol sebacate urethane) (PGSU) with helping of curcumin and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles
Vafa Fakhri, Aliakbar Jafari, Mir Alireza Shafiei, Mohammad Vahid Ehteshamfar, Shima Khalighiyan, Hadi Hosseini, Vahabodin Goodarzi, Frederik R. Wurm, Mehrdad Moosazadeh Moghaddam, Hossein Ali Khonakdar
Abstract
Biocompatible and antimicrobial elastomers with controlled hydrophilicity and degradation rate, as well as appropriate stiffness and elasticity, are interesting for biomedical applications, such as regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.
Topics & Concepts
CurcuminGlycerolNanoparticleChemistryChemical engineeringMaterials sciencePolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryNanotechnologyBiochemistryEngineeringBone Tissue Engineering Materialsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer composites and self-healing