초록 |
Many attempts have been made to develop synthetic biodegradable polymers widely used in biomedical applications, due to their degradability to biocompatible diacid and diols that are readily absorbed by the body. However, these polymers have limited applications in such areas as in situ orthopedic bone filling and fixation or soft tissue repairs because they cannot be processed into the desired shapes and forms during surgery. In this work, biodegradable, injectable and in situ crosslinkable polymer networks based on hydroxyl polycaprolactone acrylate and acryloyl glutamic acid were synthesized and characterized. The polymer networks and their composites with β-tricalcium phosphate(β-TCP) were prepared by photo- and redox polymerization, respectively. |