Journal
ADVANCED MATERIALS
Volume 29, Issue 28, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201700171
Keywords
blood vessels; PCL; PLGA; self-adjusting; tissue engineering
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- National Science Foundation of China [81361140345, 31470911, 81673039, 21535001, 51373043, 21505027, 21475028]
- CAS [XDA09030305, XDA09030307]
- CAS/SAFEA International Partnership Program for Creative Research Teams
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A self-adjusting, blood vessel-mimicking, multilayered tubular structure with two polymers, poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) and poly(dl-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA), can keep the shape of the scaffold during biodegradation. The inner (PCL) layer of the tube can expand whereas the outer (PLGA) layers will shrink to maintain the stability of the shape and the inner space of the tubular shape both in vitro and in vivo over months. This approach can be generally useful for making scaffolds that require the maintenance of a defined shape, based on FDA-approved materials.
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