Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 2012-10-01

Characterization of PLGA based composite nerve guidance conduits: effect of F127 content on modulus over time in simulated physiological conditions.

S Kehoe, X F Zhang, L Lewis, H O'Shea, D Boyd

Index: J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater. 14 , 180-5, (2012)

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Abstract

PLGA/pluronic F127 based nerve guidance conduits (NGCs) for peripheral nerve regeneration offer excellent potential for clinical use. To date, little emphasis has been directed towards the effect of pluronic F127 on their subsequent mechanical properties as a function of degradation time or the physiological environment. This report was designed to redress the balance. This study synthesised 5 groups of 20wt% PLGA NGCs with varied additions of pluronic F127 (range 0-5wt%) to obtain Young's Moduli (E) in the range of 7-107MPa, depending on degradation conditions and pluronic F127 content.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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