|
|
Article: Reports outline tissue engineering study findings from University of Tokyo.
- Article from:
- Blood Weekly
- Article date:
- August 13, 2009
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2009 NewsRX. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
"Novel blends of poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) and a water-soluble amphiphilic poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine-co-n-butyl methacrylate) (PMB30W) were prepared as materials for temporary scaffolding to provide mechanical support to the vessel wall until adequate vascular healing is achieved, after which the scaffold disappears. The PLLA/PMB30W cast films demonstrated higher breaking strengths than PLLA cast films, and their Young's modulus was similar to that of PLLA under dry conditions," researchers in Hongo, Japan report (see also Tissue Engineering).
"A high density of phosphorylcholine head groups on the inner surface of PLLA/PMB30W tubing was ...