Fabrication of mechanically tissue-like fibrous poly(xylitol sebacate) using core/shell electrospinning technique

Yuan Li, Qizhi Chen

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Abstract

Chemically crosslinked elastomer poly(xylitol sebacate)(PXS) is for the first time electrospun into fibrous mats. The PXS2:5 fibre mats show nonlinear J-shaped stress-strain curves, with large average rupture elongation (≈75%). The newly developed porous PXS scaffolds show tissue-like mechanical properties and excellent biocompatibility, making them very promising for bioengineering of very soft tissues and organs.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)324 - 329
Number of pages6
JournalAdvanced Engineering Materials
Volume17
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Scaffolds (biology)
  • Biocompatibility
  • Biomechanics
  • Mechanical properties
  • Stress-strain curves
  • Sugar substitutes
  • Tissue Core/shell
  • Cross-linked elastomers
  • Electrospinning techniques
  • Fibre mats
  • Sebacate
  • Very soft tissue

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