Degradable glycine-based photo-polymerizable polyphosphazenes for use as scaffolds for tissue regeneration

Sandra Rothemund, Tamara Aigner, Aitziber Iturmendi, Maria Rigau, Branislav Husár, Florian Hildner, Eleni Oberbauer, Martina Prambauer, Gbenga Olawale, Reinhard Forstner, Robert Liska, Klaus Schröder, Oliver Brüggemann, Ian Teasdale

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Abstract

Photo-polymerizable scaffolds are designed and prepared via short chain poly(organo)phosphazene building blocks bearing glycine allylester moieties. The polyphosphazene was combined with a trifunctional thiol and divinylester in various ratios, followed by thiol-ene photo-polymerization to obtain porous matrices. Degradation studies under aqueous conditions showed increasing rates in correlation with the polyphosphazene content. Preliminary cell studies show the non-cytotoxic nature of the polymers and their degradation products, as well as the cell adhesion and proliferation of adipose-derived stem cells.
Original languageEnglish
JournalMacromolecular Bioscience
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2015

Fields of science

  • 304007 Tissue engineering
  • 204002 Chemical reaction engineering
  • 210004 Nanomaterials
  • 104 Chemistry
  • 104002 Analytical chemistry
  • 104011 Materials chemistry
  • 104014 Surface chemistry
  • 104016 Photochemistry
  • 104018 Polymer chemistry
  • 104008 Catalysis
  • 104010 Macromolecular chemistry
  • 104015 Organic chemistry
  • 104019 Polymer sciences
  • 106002 Biochemistry
  • 107002 Bionics
  • 301305 Medical chemistry
  • 301207 Pharmaceutical chemistry
  • 301904 Cancer research
  • 302009 Chemotherapy

JKU Focus areas

  • Nano-, Bio- and Polymer-Systems: From Structure to Function
  • Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)

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