Abstract: This invention relates to biocompatible, biodegradable thermoplastic polyurethane or polyurethane/ureas comprising isocyanate, polyol and a conventional chain extender and/or a chain extender having a hydrolysable linking group and their use in tissue engineering and repair applications, particularly as stents and stent coating.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 24, 2005
Date of Patent:
May 19, 2015
Assignee:
PolyNovo Biomaterials Pty Ltd
Inventors:
Timothy G. Moore, Raju Adhikari, Pathiraja A. Gunatillake
Abstract: The present invention relates to chain extenders, processes for their preparation and their use in the preparation of biocompatible biodegradable polyurethanes and polyurethane ureas for biomedical applications such as stents, scaffolds for tissue engineering.