Scaffolds of Biodegradable Block Polyurethanes for Nerve Regeneration

K. T. Xu; Y. Q. Niu; Y. H. Zhu; X. Y. Liu; C. Liu

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-100614-6.00021-4

Scaffolds of Biodegradable Block Polyurethanes for Nerve Regeneration

K. T. Xu, Y. Q. Niu, Y. H. Zhu, X. Y. Liu, C. Liu

Biomedical Engineering

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Two types of biodegradable block polyurethanes based on polycaprolactone (PCL) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) were prepared by controlling the regularity of block arrangements, that is, alternating block polyurethanes PUCL-. alt-PEG. Traditional random block polyurethanes PUCL-. ran-PEG were also prepared for comparison. Nerve repair scaffolds were prepared from these block polyurethanes. The nerve repair scaffolds were tested in a Sprague-Dawley rat peripheral nerve defect model. The nerve regeneration was evaluated by sciatic function index analysis and histological analyses. Results revealed that polyurethane nerve-guided scaffolds exhibited much greater regeneration capabilities than PCL. Particularly, PUCL-. alt-PEG exhibited better nerve regeneration than the autograft. These studies warrant further studies toward optimization of the block polyurethane nerve-guided scaffolds for peripheral nerve regeneration.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Advances in Polyurethane Biomaterials
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	599-629
Number of pages	31
ISBN (Electronic)	9780081006221
ISBN (Print)	9780081006146
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100614-6.00021-4
State	Published - Feb 2 2016

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