Shape-memory and biocompatibility properties of segmented polyurethanes based on poly( L -lactide) . Frontiers of Chemistry in China, 2007, 2(4): Front. Chem. China 2007, 2(4): 331–336
作者：Peng Ping, Wenshou Wang, Peibiao Zhang, Xuesi Chen and Xiabin Jing
關(guān)鍵字：polyurethane, poly(L-lactide), shape memory,
論文來源：期刊
具體來源：Front. Chem. China 2007, 2(4): 331–336
發(fā)表時間：2007年
A series of segmented poly(L-lactide)-polyurethanes (PLA-PUs) were synthesized by a twostep method, with oligo-poly(L-lactide) (PLA) as the soft segments and the reaction product of 2,4-toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and ethylene glycol (EG) as the hard segments. The shape-memory properties and biocompatibility of PLA-PUs
were examined. The 50% compressed PLA-PUs could recover almost 100% to their original shape within 10°C from the lowest recovery temperature (22°C–37°C). In the recovery process the PLA-PU showed a maximum contracting stress in the range of 1.5–4 MPa. Cell incubation experiments show that PLA-PU has biocompatibility comparable to that of pure PLA. Therefore, this kind of polyurethane can be used for implanted medical devices with shape memory requirements.