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Safety and efficacy of biodegradable polymer-coated biolimus-eluting stents
The Egyptian Heart Journal, 2013 Background: Using drug eluting stents with a biodegradable polymer ensures that both the drug and coating are absorbed from the stent surface after completing their functions, which may reduce the need for prolonged antiplatelet therapy and decrease the ...
Walid Maamoun
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Open windrow composting of polymers: An investigation into the rate of degradation of polyethylene [PDF]
, 2004 The compostability of degradable polymers under open windrow composting conditions is explored within this paper. Areas for consideration were the use of, and impacts of, degradable polyethylene (PE) sacks on the composting process and the quality of the
Billett, EH +4 more
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Biodegradable polymer properties through ceramic coatings [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2022 Coating of bio-based polymers with ceramic layer has attracted interest recently, the research topic raising difficulties regarding the technology of obtaining layers that involve very high working temperatures. The study aims to analyses the mechanical,
Marguta Alina +3 more
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Characterization of various kinds of paper as reinforcement for biodegradable polymer composites; pp. 40–44 [PDF]
Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, 2009 Some structural characteristics and properties of a diverse paper selection were studied with the aim to create biodegradable polymer composites for packaging materials. Paper in such composites would serve as a reinforcement and biodegradable polymer as
Dace Cerpakovska +3 more
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Recent advances in 3D printing of biomaterials. [PDF]
, 2015 3D Printing promises to produce complex biomedical devices according to computer design using patient-specific anatomical data. Since its initial use as pre-surgical visualization models and tooling molds, 3D Printing has slowly evolved to create one-of ...
Chia, Helena N, Wu, Benjamin M
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Elastic biodegradable starch/ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol fibre-mesh scaffolds for tissue engineering applications [PDF]
, 2014 The fabrication of a biomaterial scaffold, with adequate physical and structural properties for tissue engineering applications, is reported. A blend of starch with ethylene-vinyl alcohol (50/50 w/w, SEVA-C) is used to produce 3D fibre-mesh scaffolds by ...
Athanasiou +39 more
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Tissue compatibility of poly(hydroxypropylglutamate)-prazosin conjugates [PDF]
, 1992 Biocompatibility of an injectable biodegradable drug delivery system for prazosin was investigated in Sprague-Dawley rats by histological studies after subcutaneous injection ofpoly(hydroxypropyl glutamate)-prazosin (PHPG-prazosin) conjugate particles ...
Anderson, James M. +4 more
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Biodegradability and biocompatibility of copoly(butylene sebacate-co-terephthalate)s [PDF]
, 2017 In the present study poly (butylene sebacate-co-terephthalate)s having different compositions were synthesized with a high yield and a random distribution by thermal transesterification of poly (butylene sebacate) and poly (butylene terephthalate ...
Faramarz Afshar Taromi, Faramarz Afshar +5 more
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Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 2016 A biodegradable polymer was synthesized by the modification reaction of polymeric starch with thiourea which is further modified by transition metals, Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II).
Nahid Nishat, Ashraf Malik
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Biodegradable polymeric prodrugs of naltrexone [PDF]
, 1991 The development of a biodegradable polymeric drug delivery system for the narcotic antagonist naltrexone may improve patient compliance in the treatment of opiate addiction. Random copolymers consisting of the ¿-amino acids N5-(3-hydroxypropyl--glutamine
Adams, N.W. +5 more
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