Recent Progress in Advanced Polyester Elastomers for Tissue Engineering and Bioelectronics
Yawei Zhao,
Wen Zhong
Abstract:Polyester elastomers are highly flexible and elastic materials that have demonstrated considerable potential in various biomedical applications including cardiac, vascular, neural, and bone tissue engineering and bioelectronics. Polyesters are desirable candidates for future commercial implants due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, tunable mechanical properties, and facile synthesis and fabrication methods. The incorporation of bioactive components further improves the therapeutic effects of polyest… Show more
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