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Published on: August 19, 2015
Synthesis, material properties, and biocompatibility of a novel self-cross-linkable poly(caprolactone fumarate) as an
Esmaiel Jabbari1, Shanfeng Wang, Lichun Lu
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Abstract:
A novel self-cross-linkable and biodegradable macromer, poly(caprolactone fumarate) (PCLF), has been developed for guided bone regeneration. This macromer is a copolymer of fumaryl chloride, which contains double bonds for in-situ cross-linking, and poly(epsilon-caprolactone), which has a flexible chain to facilitate self-cross-linkability. PCLF was characterized with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and gel permeation chromatography. Porous scaffolds were fabricated with sodium chloride particles as the porogen and a chemical initiation system. The PCLF scaffolds were characterized with scanning electron microscopy and micro-computed-tomography. The cytotoxicity and in vivo biocompatibility of PCLF were also assessed. Our results suggest that this novel copolymer, PCLF, is an injectable, self-cross-linkable, and biocompatible macromer that may be potentially used as a scaffold for tissue engineering applications.
